NYC Loses Case Vs. UFT Rep; But Won't Let Him Back in Building

Sounds more complicated than it is. He's a whistleblower. In 2011, Mr. Portelos stumbled upon apparent financial chicanery at the school he represented as union delegate. He reported it to the city bureaucracy in charge of investigating that sort of thing. They went after HIM instead.

Two years in a rubber room ( teacher jail) while they concocted a convoluted and idiotic case against him which crashed and burned earlier this month when an arbitrator ordered him "returned to the classroom."

Now the city is refusing to return him to his post and has assigned him to be a roving sub-teacher (ATR) instead. Apparently the union brass is "down" with that arrangement. Some kind of nod-nod, wink-wink type of thing.

In the meantime the labor force in the school is without representation. They still pay union dues ( 1000+ per year) but no representation.

From Portelos' blog:

>>>>I was just assigned to report to an elementary school in Staten Island. It’s not only that I have never taught elementary, but that I am the UFT Chapter Leader of IS 49. You know IS 49 right? My neighborhood school that I bent over backwards to make better. Where I was elected while exile and dodge three to four recall attempts.

I just informed lawyers and top brass of the UFT and NYSUT the following:

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I know you are all busy with contact negotiations, but this needs attention as well. No grievances and all that year long battle to put me back to my original school. I don’t want that route.

What I want is see written policy, that can be furnished, that shows the DOE can move me to ATR status after a decision like the one I received.

I was voted chapter leader after my removal.

I dodged three to four recall attempts.>>>>>


The rest at: http://protectportelos.org/doe-wont-throw-in-the-towel-i-am-now-an-atr/