WHAT IS UNITY CAUCUS?

Unity was established in 1962.  In every election since that time it has been successful in electing most or all of the UFT leadership.  Most of the policies adopted by the Caucus have been approved by the legislative bodies of the UFT and have become Union policy.

WHAT ARE THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF UNITY CAUCUS?

From its inception, Unity Caucus, as its name implies, is committed to achieving a unification among all educational employees.  To this end it has supported the inclusion in the Union of Secretaries, Counselors, Paraprofessionals, Librarians, Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists and other non-supervisory groups.  We see the role of the Union as broadly meeting the needs of the membership and viewing issues from that perspective.

UNITY STANDS FOR:

• Competitive professional salaries.
• Excellent health and welfare benefits for members and their families.
• A dignified retirement with ample pension, health and welfare benefits.
• A safe, civil and respectful work environment.
• Improving and upgrading the physical plant.
• Appropriate Safety and Discipline measures
• A professional workload with adequate planning and preparation time.
• A clean, well supplied professional environment.
• Small class size.
• Workplace democracy/faculty inclusion in shared decision making and school based management.
• Strong faculty voice in supervisory selection.
• A strong, democratic Union.