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The Albuquerque Teachers Federation 鈥� one of New Mexico鈥檚 largest public-sector unions 鈥� had its contract approved in time for Labor Day by the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education on Wednesday night.

The board voted unanimously to approve the contract, which will run through 2028. A total of 1,954 APS staff members who responded to a survey voted by a margin of 98.9% to ratify the document, ATF President Sarah Hager said.

ATF represents roughly 4,000 teachers, counselors, therapists, librarians, speech pathologists, nurses and other employees at APS, though a district spokesperson said the contract will cover 6,052 union and nonunion workers.

The new agreement contains some additional benefits for staff, including caseload caps for counselors and speech therapists and protected planning time. Educators who take on additional work outside predetermined limits will now receive extra pay.

Among the changes is expanded paid leave for educators who are assaulted by students at school. Staff members get up to 20 days of paid leave after an assault, Hager said, which, until now, did not cover time spent attending medical appointments in the weeks and months after the incident.

鈥淪ome of these educators were assaulted so badly that they have had to go back to the doctor for follow-up appointments and physical therapy,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey were losing money having to attend these doctor鈥檚 appointments because of assaults that they鈥檝e had at school.鈥�

Behavioral issues in school have worsened significantly since the pandemic, Hager said, particularly in special education classrooms.

More than a third of respondents to a union survey published this spring said they鈥檇 experienced physical harm from a student at school. 

Respondents reported instances of hitting, kicking, biting and choking, which often left lasting injuries. One educator said in the survey they had permanent spinal damage from being hit with a chair; another said a student intentionally set them on fire using a magnifying glass.

As a response to the survey results, ATF officials placed a clause in the new contract that creates a 鈥渏oint agreement鈥� between the union and the district to ensure teacher feedback is heard. Though the particulars of the agreement are still being formalized, Hager said she meets weekly with human resources and labor relations representatives from APS to address teacher concerns.

Classified employees at APS 鈥� including educational assistants, bus drivers and health assistants 鈥� are represented by the Albuquerque Federation of Classified Professionals, which also had a contract approved by the Board Wednesday.

Both contracts include the 1% raise given to all state employees during the 2026 legislative session, on which the district will spend an estimated $6.2 million, APS officials said. APS is also required to pay at least 80% of employee health insurance premiums in accordance with a new state law, totaling an estimated $35 million.

Hager said the union tries every year to lend a hand to a certain group of employees in its contract, which means some members are unhappy when they don鈥檛 receive explicit benefits 鈥� though solidarity means taking the wins as they come, she said.

鈥淚f my colleagues can get something, then I consider it a win for myself,鈥� she said. 鈥淛ust because you individually didn鈥檛 get anything doesn't mean that we didn鈥檛 get anything as a union.鈥�

Natalie Robbins covers education for the Journal. You can reach her at nrobbins@abqjournal.com.