STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Catholic school teachers continued their series of one-day strikes Monday, with teachers walking the picket line at one of the borough's largest schools, Our Lady Star of the Sea in Huguenot.

After nearly 20 negotiation sessions spanning over a year, the Federation of Catholic Teachers has decided to strike. We have decided to strike because representatives of the Association of Catholic Schools threatened that if teachers receive wage increases, they would have to close schools. This statement violates the teachers’ rights and we are striking over their violation of the law. This matter has been reported throughout the media and charges have been filed with the appropriate agencies. 

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• Catholic Schools Superintendent McNiff Issues New Illegal Threats to Teachers 

May 5, 2015 – Catholic school teachers in the Archdiocese of New York will strike nine additional schools today, Tuesday, May 5, because of unfair labor practices by their employer, the Archdiocese of New York’s Association of Catholic Schools (ACS).

• FCT Strikes Schools in The Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island & Rockland County

May 1, 2015 – Catholic school teachers in the Archdiocese of New York go on strike at five schools this morning because of unfair labor practices. "It will be a rolling strike with other schools impacted next week and each week thereafter for as long as it takes for our members to be treated fairly," says Julia Pignataro, the President of the Federation of Catholic Teachers (FCT), the union that represents more than 2,600 teachers in the Archdiocese of New York."

Dear Union Members, 

Per Article VI of the collective bargaining agreement, your employer will be offering you a contract on or before May 1, 2015.  You are to sign and return the contract to your employer on or before May 15, 2015. * 

Do not sign your contract unless it is fully completed.  There should be no blanks.   

• For full-time teachers, the salary step, degree, years of service and date of original tenure must be complete. The tenure section must say “has” or “has not.”   
• For part-time teachers, the degree and day(s) worked sections must be completed. 
• The salary section of both contracts should say TBD (to be determined).