WE DID IT! Today we officially unionized! 💪
We came together to seek change in our school and overwhelmingly won the vote! We’re officially a part of the UFT & AFT. We’re excited for the next chapter in our school’s community.
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Educators at Growing Up Green Charter School in #Queens are fighting for a first contract that includes Voice, supportive evaluation, transparent and equitable pay, and sustainable benefits. @gugcsunion@uft@nysut@Aftunion#FairContractNow https://t.co/39ULeSPxeF
“Overall, at the end of the year, we are projecting a surplus of $662k . . . The school remains in a strong cash position . . . and we are looking to end the year in a solid position.”
—Anita Amoh, Director of Finance
< 1 month before firing 10 teachers due to financial reasons
Mitzy Flores is in 4 year of teaching. This is her 4th year at GUGCS. Mitzy believes a union will help increase consistency, inclusivity, and transparency for all students and educators.
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Dana Joy Helwick has been teaching in NYC for 11 years and at GUGCS for 6 years. Dana believes that increased transparency, consistency, and collaboration will help us meet the needs of our students better.
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Marie Brande has been teaching for 12 years and has been a Learning Specialist at Growing Up Green for the past 5 years. She believes a union is necessary for rebuilding the community of collaboration, agency, and trust that always made GUGCS such a magi… https://t.co/sXOdwUAJGE
Mark has been in the educational field for 14 years. This is his first year at GUGCS. Mark believes unionizing is a great step for teachers by allowing teachers to get the help they need for students as well as show up for other teachers.
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Teachers and staff at #GrowingUpGreenCharterSchool in #LongIslandCity wore red to show support of their Union in preparation for our upcoming election. Educators want a voice!
Sabrina Nugent has been teaching for twelve years and has been at GUGCS since 2016. She believes a union would give teachers the freedom to comfortably speak their minds about changes at the school.
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Cody Rae teaches K-2 Art at GUG. She has been an educator for 6 years and at GUG for the past 4 years. Cody Rae loves working with so many dedicated and inspiring educators at GUG ES1 who all want the school to thrive! She believes a union will help incr… https://t.co/0meFU5ov2W
Kate Kruse has been teaching for 9 years and has been at GUGCS for 5 years. Kate believes the union will give teachers a collective voice for positive change. Positive changes in our community will ultimately lead to happier teachers and students!
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Rachel is in her 7th year teaching. This is her second year teaching kindergarten at GUGCS ES 1. She believes unions empower teachers to advocate for themselves and their students.
#gugcsunion#union#unionstrong#uft#uftnyc#unionstrong💪 #guganizi… https://t.co/y1hNLRdGK8
Jameson Hensen has been a teacher for 3 years and is in his first year at GUGCS. Jameson believes that the union will strengthen our community and allow us to do more for our students.
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