Collective Bargaining Agreement
United Teachers of Franklin
MOU: Compensation & Benefits
Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education and United Teachers of New Orleans have reached a new Memoradum of Understanding pertaining to compensation and benefits for Ben Franklin High School Teachers & School Employees. The agreement is the result of months of cooperative and constructive negotiations and will result in significant pay increases across the board for school personnel, including non-teaching staff. In total, the financial package represents a $207,481 increased investment in salaries over the next three years.
Ben Franklin High School and United Teachers of New Orleans Approve Significant Pay Increases for Teachers
NEW ORLEANS, LA – On Thursday, Oct. 20, representatives from Benjamin Franklin High School and the United Teachers of New Orleans, AFT Local 527, came together to sign a newly negotiated salary schedule for teachers. The agreement is the result of months of cooperative and constructive negotiations and will result in significant pay increases across the board for school personnel, including non-teaching staff.
Benjamin Franklin Finalized Collective Bargaining Agreement with United Teachers of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, LA － On Wednesday afternoon, United Teachers of Franklin, a chapter of the United Teachers of New Orleans, signed their newly updated collective bargaining agreement with Ben Franklin High School. This is the third contract between the Union and the school, and was negotiated over the course of the 2020-2021 school year.
United Teachers of Franklin Statement on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
October, 2020
United Teachers of Franklin stands in full support of Franklin’s on going commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. These values lie at the heart of our organization:
New Orleans Charter School Teachers Win First Contract in a Decade--Other Charter Teachers Seek to Replicate Their Success
When teachers in Louisiana’s top performing high school, Ben Franklin, started their drive toward a union contract, it was big news across New Orleans.
The Franklin campaign caught the attention of charter school teachers at Morris Jefferson Community School who, just this month, have asked their board to begin negotiations on a contract of their own.
Voluntary Union Recognition at City’s Top Charter Means Return of Collective Bargaining to New Orleans.
Until this year, the post-Katrina school system in New Orleans has been a model of hostility to unions. Then came a jolt: A surprise pro-union petition from many of the city’s most admired teachers at its renowned Benjamin Franklin High School.
