UFT members have lost again it appears.

This is from Wednesday's Daily News:
Eight of the city’s uniformed unions have inked a three-year contract with the de Blasio administration that will guarantee their members a roughly 8% pay increase across the life of the deal, the Daily News has learned.

 The uniformed unions are part of a coalition that began quietly negotiating with the city’s Office of Labor Relations several months ago. The coalition includes the Correction Officers Benevolent Association as well as two other Correction Department unions covering captains and wardens.Also part of the joint effort are the police unions covering captains and lieutenants as well as the Uniformed Fire Officers Association and two unions covering sanitation workers.

 The terms largely follow the economic raises included in deals City Hall reached with civilian unions — 2.2%, 2.5% and 3% annually — but it also includes a 1% differential for the uniformed workers, said Correction Officers Benevolent Association President Elias Husamudeen, who serves as the coalition’s spokesman.

 “This deal contains no zeros, and no givebacks,” the union leader said. “It’s roughly 8% in pay increases and once we negotiate for longevity, annuities and other things, it will probably be worth more.”

Please remember that the UFT deal is not for three years, it is for three years and seven months so there are seven months with no salary increase. UFT raises are not all annual; two are spread out to cover a period beyond a year. In addition, the uniform coalition is getting a 1% differential if the Daily News is right. This goes well beyond the UFT deal as raises come more frequently and there is an extra 1% thrown in for good measure.

I could never understand why when it comes to salary increases, someone who wears a uniform is considered a more valuable employee than a teacher or other non-uniform employee but that has been the rule since the days when Ed Koch was mayor. No disrespect to uniform employees, they are hard working people. We thank them for their service.

UFT Contractual Increases:
 2% on February 14, 2019,
  0% on February 14, 2020
  2.5% on May 14, 2020,
   3% on May 14 2021,
    0% on May 14, 2022.

UFT Contract does not end until September of 2022.

Have a wonderful Holiday! Enjoy the extra day off on Monday for sure.