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Are you a Paraprofessional looking for a Summer Job? June 9, 2022 TIME SENSITIVE If you are a paraprofessional in search of a summer job, Duval County Public Schools has paraprofessional positions available for summer school.  Please apply through the district’s Recruit & Hire platform on the DCPS website.  If you have any questions regarding […]

June 1, 2022 The chart below outlines the final paychecks for 10, 11, and 12-month employee groups represented by DTU. The chart shows the last regular paycheck and optional paycheck dates. Also shown are the first day of work for the 2022-2023 school year, the first pay date for the 2022-2023 school year, hours worked

May 24, 2022 In 2020-2021, DTU negotiated and UOPD Unit members ratified a three-year contract for 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. DTU also returned to the table to negotiate an increase the beginning salary to at least $15 an hour in December of 2021.  Below you will find the details for negotiated salaries.  This outlines what

May 24, 2022 In 2020-2021, DTU negotiated, and Paraprofessionals ratified a three-year contract for 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. DTU also returned to the table to negotiate an increase the beginning salary to at least $15 an hour in December of 2021.  Below you will find the details for negotiated salaries.  This outlines what employees have

May 24, 2022 Now that the Legislative Session has ended, DTU is beginning the Teacher Collective Bargaining process for 2022-2023 salaries. Bargaining for salaries will be complicated this year as the Legislature currently has created about 20 policies and laws that school districts must follow when bargaining teacher salaries with the union. Remember, the State

Duval Teachers United has been servicing its members for 40+ years. DTU Units include Teachers, Paraprofessionals and United Office Personnel of Duval (UOPD). DTU continues to grow. In the past three years, we have added new groups of DCSB personnel who petitioned PERC (Public Employees Relations Commission) to be represented by DTU. The newest Teacher

ATTENTION ALL DTU MEMBERS March 28, 2022 The Duval County School Board on March 1, 2022, passed a resolution to ask voters on August 23, 2022,  to approve a 1-mill increase in property taxes, mostly to give teachers and staff competitive pay increases and to improve arts and athletics programs for students.  The resolution has

We’re in this Together! Legislative Need to Know March 21, 2022 Before and throughout the Legislative Session, DTU and FEA spent enormous time and energy fighting Legislation that negatively impacted education and the union. One such piece of Legislation was HB 1197, which was aimed at taking away the freedoms of our members to use

2022 Legislative Session Week 9                                                                                                        March 13, 2022 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What a week! It is incredible what our members are capable of. With just a few days’ notice, more than 100 members joined us in Tallahassee to fight HB 1197, the anti-freedom bill. We are so grateful for them and our members who sent emails

March 11, 2022 Spring Break is almost here, and we want you to enjoy the time to relax and rejuvenate.  During this time, please make sure you still remember as an education professional you are held to a higher standard.  Please remember that you should not be using social media to communicate with students, and