City Council Aids Struggling Paraprofessionals with One-Time $10,000 Pay Bump

City Council aids struggling paraprofessionals with one-time $10,000 pay bump

The “Respect” Check, as it’s known, will pay paraprofessionals in four installments that are outside the city's collective bargaining agreement as a way to stabilize the workforce

New York City Council Members Approve Their Own $27,000 Pay Raise

NEW YORK CITY—With just a handful of members objecting, New York City Council voted to raise its members’ own pay by 18.2 percent on July 16. The measure, introduced by deputy speaker Nantasha Williams, passed with a veto-proof majority of 42–6. Council member Phil Wong, of Queens, spoke out against the pay raise. “I spent many months advocating savings in the city budget, identifying savings, so I cannot [conscientiously] vote for a bill incre…

NYC Council OKs $10K raises for school paraprofessionals — sidestepping union contracts

The city’s teaching assistants will get $10,000 pay bumps after a City Council vote Thursday that bypassed the collective bargaining process — and could face a potential veto from Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The unanimous vote by City Council members fulfilled a long-sought goal by the powerful United Federation of Teachers union to raise the pay...

The NYC Council passed a $10k bonus for paraprofessionals. Will the mayor sign it?

You get a raise! And you get a raise! At the New York City Council, everybody gets a raise! The New York City Council passed legislation Thursday to give paraprofessionals – instructional aides who assist public school students with disabilities and have a starting salary of $32,500 – a $10,000 bonus. The legislation passed by a unanimous vote of 49-0. (Council Members Darlene Mealy and Vickie Paladino weren’t present.) [[Related Posts]] The cit…

NYC Council approves $10,000 checks for teacher aides despite legality concerns

NEW YORK — The New York City Council on Thursday approved a bill to send $10,000 in checks to low-paid teacher aides, despite questions about the legality of pay bumps outside of collective bargaining. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said pay…

Council Approves $10k Perk for Public School Paraprofessionals

The City Council voted unanimously to approve a one-time $10,000 payment to most of the public school paraprofessionals on Thursday, an effort to boost retention and recruitment for the badly-needed – but low-paying – jobs with students.  But Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who could try to stop the bill, said it is in “direct violation” of state labor law.  The bill was sponsored by nearly every member of the Council, and passed 49 to 0, with two members…