The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Southern District of New York, asserts the DOE has put students and staff who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing at risk by refusing to install an appropriate emergency notification system that would alert deaf members of the...

The UFT issued a statement following the decision issued by New York State Supreme Court regarding charter school co-locations in public school buildings in Brooklyn and Queens.

The seasons, like everything in life, are transient. Before summer passes, let it remind us to rest and be gentle with our bodies and minds.

Brooklyn native Vanecia Wilson, a UFT special representative and 31-year veteran educator, continues her advocacy on behalf of teachers, students and school communities as the union’s new political director.

UFT members have ratified a new contract by a margin of 74.6%. The more than 95,000 votes cast was the largest in UFT history.

There is nothing like travel to open the mind and expose you to new customs, cultures, beliefs, foods, art and attitudes.

Educators will rally for a Fair Contract after school in all five boroughs of New York City on Wednesday, May 24.

Teachers in over 1,000 New York City public schools will lead labor “Teach-Ins” for fellow educators to brainstorm ways to fight for a fair contract for members of the United Federation of Teachers.

UFT educators across the city took part in "Grade-Ins" to fight for more autonomy during the workday and to call out the amounts of irrelevant administrative tasks they are forced to do that don’t serve their students.

Educators at hundreds of New York City public schools are holding contract actions today as results from a recent survey is released that show how DOE policies and the lack of educator autonomy stand in the way of teaching and learning.