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What's new
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.
'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.
Building bridges
When a teacher at PS 84 in Astoria, Queens, decided to launch an intensive study of bridges with his students, he turned to the school's custodial engineer for expertise.
Union Rights and Benefits
Salary
UFT members earn pay increases based on experience thanks to the bargaining power of the union.
Pension
A defined-benefit pension will provide guaranteed monthly payments from the day you retire for the rest of your life.
Contracts
Through the strength of collective bargaining, the union has negotiated contracts that protect the rights of its members.
#UnionProud
"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
"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
"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
Join the union!
As a union member, you'll have access to valuable benefits and gain a voice in your professional life.
Featured Events
Labor Day Parade
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.
Teacher Union Day
11:00 am - 03:00 pm
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.
More for Members
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You can use the UFT app on your mobile device to access key information and member-only discounts.