NYC Pre-K Teachers Threaten to Strike Over Low Wages

NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 20, 2019: New York City Pre-K educators threaten to strike over pay disparity. Local politicians and members of the labor union District Council 1707, AFSCME (representing about 8,000 teachers who work in community-run preschools and daycares) rallied in City Hall demanding pay raises thereby bringing salaries on a par with their counterparts who work in NYC public schools who are represented by the United Federation of Teachers (UFT). e doing much of the same work, and teaching the same curriculum, as Department of Education teachers. Pre-K educators are non-city-employed teachers the same work, and teaching the same curriculum, as Department of Education teachers. During the rally participants repeatedly chanted “We are educators not baby sitters.” Negotiations continue with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to prevent a strike. The event was attended by Kim Medina, the elected executive director of District Council 1707 AFSCME (Footage by Tomas Abad/Getty Images).
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 20, 2019: New York City Pre-K educators threaten to strike over pay disparity. Local politicians and members of the labor union District Council 1707, AFSCME (representing about 8,000 teachers who work in community-run preschools and daycares) rallied in City Hall demanding pay raises thereby bringing salaries on a par with their counterparts who work in NYC public schools who are represented by the United Federation of Teachers (UFT). e doing much of the same work, and teaching the same curriculum, as Department of Education teachers. Pre-K educators are non-city-employed teachers the same work, and teaching the same curriculum, as Department of Education teachers. During the rally participants repeatedly chanted “We are educators not baby sitters.” Negotiations continue with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to prevent a strike. The event was attended by Kim Medina, the elected executive director of District Council 1707 AFSCME (Footage by Tomas Abad/Getty Images).
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