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The UFT is a strong union because of our membership. Now more than ever, we must stand together and take care of each other. Can we count on you?

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UFT to file grievance over summer training

The UFT is filing a union-initiated grievance over the rate of pay for members participating in enVisionmath curriculum training this summer.

Betances (right) was on hand to congratulate Hans at the award presentation.

'I wanted to be like her'

Yadira Hans is a 4th-grade teacher at PS 249 in Flatbush, Brooklyn, and a Big Apple Award winner. PS 131 teacher Anita Betances, who taught Hans third grade, set her on her path.

City College Academy of the Arts students have published eight issues of their n

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A high school newspaper gives students a voice within their school and prepares them for real-world opportunities.

Union Rights and Benefits

Health Benefits

UFT members are entitled to premium-free health insurance.

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Salary

UFT members earn pay increases based on experience thanks to the bargaining power of the union.

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Pension

A defined-benefit pension will provide guaranteed monthly payments from the day you retire for the rest of your life.

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Contracts

Through the strength of collective bargaining, the union has negotiated contracts that protect the rights of its members.

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#UnionProud

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It’s now clear to me how much better off I am being a teacher in NYC rather than North Carolina, thanks to having a union...
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Aimee Thomas

2nd-grade teacher at PS 449 in the Bronx

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The UFT helped me right away with a huge mold problem in my pre-K classroom...
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Celia Rivera

Pre-K teacher at PS 134 in Manhattan

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I was able to overcome many obstacles to earn my bachelor’s degree with honors while working full time as a paraprofessional and raising three children...
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Rida Ehsan

Paraprofessional at the Robert Peary School in Queens

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Featured Events

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Labor Day Parade

September 7, 2019

09:00 am - 02:00 pm

Join us to celebrate labor solidarity and show that New York City is a union town! March with the UFT in this year's Labor Day Parade.

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Save the date for Teacher Union Day! Teacher Union Day offers an opportunity to celebrate recent accomplishments while remembering the brave educators who put everything on the line in the 1960 strike that provided the impetus that made the UFT the force it is today.

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