The UFT has asked the state Education Department to hold the city Department of Education accountable for its continued failure to provide mandated special education services to students. “Not ...

Monday, Dec. 23, will now be a school holiday, thanks to union advocacy, parental support and a student petition backed by ...

Happy National Book Month! Celebrate with the Brewing Wellness Podcast as we discuss the power of literature in healing and personal growth. Sherry Reiter, LCSW, a “poetry therapist” and founder of ...

UFT members have committed themselves to the fight against breast cancer by partnering with the American Cancer Society for ...

If union swag is your bag, the UFT has a store for you. The UFT Swag Shop, an online store that offers UFT-branded merchandise, went live on Sept. 25. “This is something our members have wanted,” UFT ...

As a hearing officer for the city’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, UFT member Aubrey Lees adjudicates cases involving summonses issued by the city’s regulatory agencies. What does a ...

These remote clinics on retirement-related matters will be held on Zoom. Register on the UFT website two weeks in advance. It’s never too early to start thinking about your retirement income and ...

UFT Welfare Fund members, both in-service and retired, and their families now have special access to Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) thanks to a new partnership between the UFT Welfare Fund and the ...

The UFT's new class size committee is mounting a member-driven campaign to educate school communities about the state law that limits class sizes, share success stories and provide school chapters ...

Energized UFT members paired up with their fellow union members from the Philadelphia Teachers Union and AFT Pennsylvania on Sept. 21 to get out the vote for Kamala Harris in the battleground state.

UFT members gathered at union headquarters for debate watch parties on Sept. 10 to watch Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face off and on Oct. 1 to watch their running mates confront each other. Hosted ...

Bronx elementary school teacher Lorraine Castro retired in 2022 to help care for her baby granddaughter. Little did she know that would become just one of her part-time jobs in retirement. In addition ...