An independent arbitrator has held NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn financially responsible when the hospital short-staffed one of its units. Arbitrator Howard Edelman ruled that for each missing nurse, the hospital must split the average nurse’s shift salary among the nurses who worked that shift. 

UFT President Michael Mulgrew spoke in support of the New York City DOE's Class Size Working Group's recommendations for implementing the state law to reduce class sizes. 

The United Federation of Teachers is calling on Mayor Adams to abandon his administration’s plans to evict children and their parents from the city’s emergency shelters after 60 days.

United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, joined by parents, educators, advocates, and elected officials, announced today that a union survey has shown that — despite the claims by critics — more than 300,000 students in the city’s high-need schools are in oversized classes.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement regarding the deep budget cuts announced for New York City public schools. 

The UFT issued a statement in response to the proposed five-year capital plan recently issued by the New York City School Construction Authority.