(2/2) To @speakermenin.bsky.social, @cndelarosa.bsky.social and this bill’s cosponsors who helped advance this bill - your support means so much to the 26,000 paraprofessionals that serve our students.
#RESPECTforParaprofessionals
“The para knows the pulse of a student [...] Without the para[s], schools wouldn’t be able to function.” - Priscilla Castro, @uft.org Para Chapter Chair
See Priscilla’s thoughts on the RESPECT check and more in @aft.org ’s feature 👇
www.aft.org/news/showing...
#RESPECTforParaprofessionals
Paraprofessionals can’t afford to live and work in NYC.
That's why we need to turn the NYC Council paraprofessional "RESPECT Check" bill into reality.
Paras keep our schools running, yet their starting salary is only $32K… this is shameful!
#RESPECTforParaprofessionals
Assemblymember @keithpowersnyc.bsky.social is a true @uft.org ally. His work to give #RESPECTforParaprofessionals on the City Council last year, has provided us with early momentum in 2026.
In Albany, we can’t wait to support our teachers & #FixTier6 together!
Currently, NYC is spending billions on litigation due to non-compliance with special education needs.
The solution is simple: invest in paraprofessionals & the pay they deserve.
@uft.org President Michael Mulgrew lays this out plain & simple! #RESPECTforParaprofessionals
During yesterday's Education Committee hearing, NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels indicated DOE’s willingness to consider increasing paraprofessional pay.
Thank you, Chancellor and @speakermenin.bsky.social, for standing up for our paras!
#RESPECTforParaprofessionals
@speakermenin.bsky.social is right - our paraprofessionals have long worked for too little pay. $32K is far too low to get by in this City let alone afford to continue to serve it.
@council.nyc.gov needs to pass the RESPECT Check Now!
#RESPECTforParaprofessionals
Thank you to our very own @UFT Political Director, Vanecia Wilson, for all your dedication – working with legislators to help us #FixTier6, achieve #RESPECTforParaprofessionals, reforms to Foundation Aid, and more.
@speakermenin.bsky.social knows that giving our paraprofessionals the dignity they deserve is non-negotiable.
Proud to have her join us this past weekend at the Para luncheon and fight for the para RESPECT check.
Thank you Speaker Menin for having our backs!
#RESPECTforParaprofessionals
“I can think of no other way to make the City more affordable than to pay people what they deserve” - @cndelarosa.bsky.social
Councilwoman De La Rosa is right, @uft.org paraprofessionals need the RESPECT check to afford to continue living in and serving this City.
#RESPECTforParaprofessionals
“[The Para RESPECT check] cannot wait, their children cannot wait [...] you cannot tell someone who can’t pay the bills to wait.” - CM Mercedes Narcisse
We can’t wait, @NYCCouncil needs to pass the RESPECT check now!
#RESPECTforParaprofessionals
The RESPECT Check is now 44 members strong 💪💪 AND counting!!
Thank you to the @council.nyc.gov members who signed onto this bill & your commitment to delivering affordability, dignity & RESPECT for NYC’s educators.
Let’s 👏 Make 👏 It 👏 Law 👏 #RESPECTforParaprofessionals
The para RESPECT check now has a veto-proof majority of City Council members supporting it!!!
The fight’s not over yet - @UFT isn’t stopping until our paraprofessionals get the RESPECT that they deserve.
@NYCCouncil, @NYMayor 📢 Let’s Get It Done 📢
#RESPECTforParaprofessionals
(2/2) Thank you @cndelarosa.bsky.social for introducing this bill and to its sponsors @lynn4nyc.bsky.social, CM Rita Joseph, @virginiamaloney.bsky.social for standing up for paras.
They understand that #ParasMakeItPossible.
#RESPECTforParaprofessionals
NYC’s paraprofessionals work hand in hand with teachers to help our students succeed. @council.nyc.gov should empower our paras to succeed in this city as well.
That’s why @uft.org is calling upon City leaders to sign the para pledge & pass the RESPECT check!
#RESPECTforParaprofessionals
(1/2): Ten city council members have signed the pledge to stand up for NYC educators and support the RESPECT check.
Giving NYC’s paraprofessionals a financial boost helps them afford to live in the City they’ve helped educate.
#RESPECTforParaprofessionals
@council.nyc.gov, our educators aren’t asking for much - they’re just asking to afford to live in the City that they serve.
Pass the RESPECT Check NOW!
#RESPECTforParaprofessionals
Congratulations to the Brooklyn paraprofessionals who met with their council members to discuss the importance of passing the "RESPECT check" bill. #RESPECTforParaprofessionals @cmcrystalhudson.bsky.social @council.nyc.gov
Paraprofessionals are essential to NYC schools. Yet,
@nycspeakeradams.bsky.social refuses to bring their RESPECT check bill to a vote.
Tell Adrienne Adams to pass Intro 1261 today! #RESPECTparas #UnionStrong #RESPECTforParaprofessionals
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
NYC educators showed up to @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social's office over the Thanksgiving weekend to demand she stop blocking the RESPECT check for paraprofessionals.
Tell Speaker Adams to pass Intro 1261 NOW! #UnionStrong #RESPECTforParaprofessionals
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Stay tuned for actions you can take to fight back until we get this bill passed. #RESPECTforParaprofessionals (3/3)
Speaker Adrienne Adams is trying to block this bill. This is a betrayal of our paraprofessionals, their families and communities who support them, as well as the 47 council members who SUPPORT the passing of this bill. We will not stand for it. #RESPECTforParaprofessionals (2/3)
The agenda for the Civil Service and Labor Committee vote has been posted, the same day as the City Council’s Nov. 25 stated meeting, and it does NOT include the RESPECT check bill.
#RESPECTforParaprofessionals (1/3)
"We're here today asking for the legislators to do what's right."
— Christi Angel, parent and president of Citywide Council on District 75 speaking to the urgent need to vote the paraprofessional RESPECT check bill out of committee. #RESPECTforParaprofessionals
Our biggest appreciation goes out to New York City Council Member @cndelarosa.bsky.social, chair of the Council Labor Committee and original co-sponsor of the paraprofessional RESPECT check bill, for calling the public hearing today. #RESPECTforParaprofessionals #ParaPOWER
New York City Council Member Julie Menin has backed the paraprofessional RESPECT check bill from the very beginning. Thank you, Council Member Menin, for your support as we fight for the money and respect paraprofessionals deserve. The time is NOW! #RESPECTforParaprofessionals
UFT President Michael Mulgrew, UFT officers, educators and elected officials called on City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to schedule a public hearing on the proposed "Paraprofessional RESPECT" bill at a press conference last Friday. #RESPECT4Paras #RESPECTforParaprofessionals
