Events calendar
Featured Events
- Celebration | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
| UFT Headquarters
Register for this year's Nurse Recognition Day Celebration. This special event is an opportunity to celebrate one another and the critical work we've done in the past year. We’ll share food and drinks and recognize some of our members who have gone above and beyond in their exemplary union service, member care or contributions to the profession.
- Workshop | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
| Graphic Communication Arts Educational Campus
Reading Opens the World and First Book, in partnership with the AFT and UFT, have been distributing free books to children across the country for years. The goal is to ensure that all children can share in the joy of reading and owning their own books.
- Workshop | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
| Online
In this UFT Member Assistance Program (MAP) workshop for social workers and psychologists, participants will expand upon this to explore the interplay of trauma and substance use, highlighting substance misuse as both a survival and a pleasure-seeking strategy. Get a better understanding of LGBTQ+ clients' experiences seeking substance use treatment and the importance of creating a safe, welcoming environment. This training will also help participants to identify key components of care for LGBTQ+ people and to develop skills to improve their delivery of trauma-informed, affirmative care. Earn two CE hours by completing this course.
- Holiday | 12:00 am
- Workshop | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
| UFT Staten Island Si Beagle Learning Center
UFT retirees are invited to register for a free, informational meeting on the UFT Welfare Fund Retiree Social Services and the UFT Welfare Fund Legal Plan benefits presented by Christopher Chin, director of Retiree Social Services for the UFT Welfare Fund.
- Meeting | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
| Online
Come to a meeting where you can hear from your District Representative Lamar Hughes and District Coordinator Tonia Calvo. This will be our last informational meeting of the school year, so don't miss out!
- Workshop | 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
| Online
Register to attend a virtual Pathways to Parenthood workshop to learn about your parental leave benefits. These workshops are open to DOE-employed members in any borough. This workshop is an excellent opportunity for members who are about to give birth or adopt to get crucial information about the paid parental leave benefits that we fought so hard to win for UFT members. Space is limited so please only register if you need this information now.
- Workshop | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
| Online
Social workers and psychologists are invited to register for this UFT Member Assistance Program (MAP) workshop on managing stress-related anxiety at work. This presentation will explore the relationship between work stressors and anxiety and offer tools to help employees navigate both. Discussion topics will include tips on how to manage relationships in the stressful environment of the workplace. Earn two CE hours by completing this course.
- Committee event | 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
| Dave & Busters
Connection and camaraderie are key to surviving your first years in the NYC Department of Education. The UFT’s Member Assistance Program and New Member Committee are hosting fun and unique events in each borough throughout the school year.
- Workshop | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
| Online
The UFT's Manhattan borough office is offering workshops to further engage and empower you and your chapter. Prepare for various deadlines and final committee meetings. Explore the rules and timelines surrounding preference sheets. Learn about which positions are supposed to be posted and how selection is intended to take place as well as when to file a reorganization grievance. Consider strategies for having conversations with administration surrounding plans for the fall.
- Workshop | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
| Online
The UFT's Manhattan borough office is offering workshops to further engage and empower you and your chapter. Prepare for various deadlines and final committee meetings. Explore the rules and timelines surrounding preference sheets. Learn about which positions are supposed to be posted and how selection is intended to take place as well as when to file a reorganization grievance. Consider strategies for having conversations with administration surrounding plans for the fall. This workshop is exclusively for chapter leaders with lunch prep and/or UFT prep during this time.
- Workshop | 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
| Online
At this clinic for UFT members in Tier 6 of the Teachers' Retirement System, we'll talk about pension milestones, how to calculate your final average salary and reimbursement for unused CAR days when you retire.
- Meeting | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
| UFT headquarters
Please register for a meeting for chapter leaders in District 75 programs. Join your colleagues to hear what's happening within District 75 and the rest of the union.
- Workshop | 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
| PS 62
Are you a member working in District 27 and are interested in learning more about your UFT pension benefits? If so, please join your colleagues at for a special pension workshop at PS 62 in Queens.
- Workshop | 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
| Online
Register to attend a virtual Pathways to Parenthood workshop to learn about your parental leave benefits. These workshops are open to DOE-employed members in any borough. This workshop is an excellent opportunity for members who are about to give birth or adopt to get crucial information about the paid parental leave benefits that we fought so hard to win for UFT members. Space is limited so please only register if you need this information now.
- Workshop | 4:15 pm - 5:45 pm
| Online
Join your fellow Bronx chapter leaders and delegates for a special training session on how to plan for a successful new school year.
- Meeting | 4:15 pm
| Online
This is the monthly meeting for the Speech Improvement Chapter. Chapter Leader Caroline Murphy will provide updates affecting the chapter and union as a whole. Registration will be available shortly.