Join us for our first chapter meeting of the school year, where we’ll come together as a community to learn about important issues facing our chapter and union. This is a great opportunity to meet and ...

New UFT members are invited to an online meeting to learn about their benefits as a union member and the programs that are available to support them professionally. Registration is required.

The Municipal Labor Committee and the city reached a tentative agreement on a health care plan for in‑service and pre-Medicare employees. Review FAQs, view our slide deck presentation and read more ...

In a sign that the pandemic has drawn to a close, the city Department of Education’s special COVID-19 leave policy has ended. Over the DOE’s initial objections, the UFT was able to squeeze out one ...

When it comes to cellphones, New York City public schools are on “silent” mode. The city’s Panel for Educational Policy adopted the chancellor’s regulations on the new state law in late July, and ...

Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment opened as usual this school year. But if not for a campaign led by UFT Chapter Leader Kesha Hopkins, the small high school, which is part of the New ...

Getting her daughter ready for kindergarten was the key reason Guzel Jach joined more than 1,000 other parents and guardians at the UFT’s fourth annual back-to-school supplies giveaway and barbecue on ...

James J. McBratney was just 12 when a family tragedy could have derailed his life. But today, McBratney, a product of Staten Island public schools, is a successful business owner and financial adviser ...

Nearly 4,000 new teachers turned out on Aug. 26 for the kickoff of New Teacher Week, following a surge of hiring over the summer. In a typical year, the Department of Education hires about 3,000 new ...

Single-session schools have four three-hour evening conferences a year in September (back to school), November, March and May and two two-hour afternoon conferences a year in November and March.

The New York State Education Department requires all teachers who are seeking initial or permanent state certification to take this workshop. School staffers can use techniques and practical ...

Compare our existing plan to the proposed New York City Employees PPO Plan. Both the current GHI CBP plan and the proposed NYCE PPO plan must follow all Federal and New York State mandates regarding ...