Message From Wayne Greene

I will be commencing a full time position with the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene on June 23rd. In anticipation of that, I have resigned from the Negotiating Committee. To avoid any conflict, I did not attend the negotiating session that took place on June 6th. It has been a pleasure working with everyone on the Committee, and I wish you all great success.
Wayne Greene

Report about our second negotiation session with the city

The Negotiating Committee and our representatives from the UFT met with the city's negotiators for the second time on Friday June 6. The city's representatives presented what they styled a comprehensive agreement. After caucusing, we asked a number of specific questions and received a number of specific answers about the proffered agreement. It was then agreed that the next negotiating session would be held in several weeks, after the committee has had time to review the proffered agreement in further detail. The initial review of the agreement reveals that the City has adopted some of our demands verbatim while rejecting and/or ignoring others. Some demands have been countered by provisions very close to our demands. The next meeting with the city's representatives will take place before the end of this month, and we will keep the membership up to date as to our progress.