Arbitrator rules in favor of NTU in COVID quarantine grievance
The Newark Teachers Union (Local 481) scored a major victory Nov. 23 when arbitrator Robert C. Gifford ruled that Newark Public Schools must repay NTU members what the union estimates is about $1 million in salary and restore sick days with regard to COVID-related absences.
The case started on Oct. 13, 2021, when the NTU filed a grievance alleging that starting Jan.…
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