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UFT President Michael Mulgrew reacts to Gov. Hochul's approach on masks in schools

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to Gov. Hochul's Feb. 9 press conference outlining the factors that would weigh into her decision on whether to lift the mask mandate for school districts.

Information about District 79 and LYFE

The following email was sent from School Counselors Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson to all school counselors on Thursday, Jan. 27.

Feb. 7-11 is National School Counseling Week

The following email was sent from School Counselors Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson to all school counselors on Monday, Jan. 31.

Good Riddance to NYC’s Absent Teacher Reserve Pool. It Was a Bad Idea from the Start.

The Absent Teacher Reserve pool — an initiative that wasted both teacher talent and taxpayer funds — is coming to an end. Its demise is long overdue.

Tentative VNSNY RN contract for your approval

The following email was sent to all UFT-represented registered nurses employed by The Visiting Nurse Service of New York on Monday, Jan. 24.

UFT reacts to Chancellor Banks on a remote option

UFT President Michael Mulgrew reacted to Schools Chancellor David Banks' statement about a remote option for city schools.

UFT on Gov. Hochul's State of the State address

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to Gov. Hochul's State of the State address.

A safety hotline for chapter leaders

As New York City confronts the Omicron variant, we are counting on school chapter leaders again to relay issues to the UFT by calling the union's new safety hotline when you need support.

The city’s new safety plans for schools

Last week we told the city to fix its safety system for schools that was undeniably broken before the break. Mayor de Blasio and Mayor-elect Adams held a press conference today announcing their new slogan for our schools — stay open, stay safe. That...

UFT on new testing protocols

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement regarding new COVID testing protocols in schools that will take effect in 2022.