Catherwood LibraryILR School

When United Cerebral Palsy of New York holds its annual fundraising dinner this coming Monday, attendees will be greeted by picketing members of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) who have been locked in negotiations with the organization for the past twenty months. United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) has a long history of anti-union animus, and it was not until the last two years that 600 of its education service and after-school program workers---many of whom make less than $20,000 a year, and some of whom make as little as $15,000 a year---were organized by the UFT. While the union and workers have so far decided not to strike because of the delicate nature of their position, in their growing frustration they decided to picket next week's fundraiser and have filed "bad faith" charges against the UCP with the National Labor Relations Board.