The UFT and the DOE reached an agreement in spring of 2025 to improve transparency and fairness in the school transfer process for occupational and physical therapists.

The United Federation of Teachers' Delegate Assembly, the union's highest decision-making body, voted Tuesday evening to endorse Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor in the general election.

The city and the Municipal Labor Committee (MLC) are in the process of negotiating an improved health care plan for all New York City public employees and pre-Medicare city retirees with EmblemHealth/UnitedHealthcare (UHC).

The UFT has turned up the pressure on City Council leaders to bring the "RESPECT check" bill for paraprofessionals to a committee hearing and a vote. Forty-seven of 51 City Council members have co-sponsored the bill and more than 104,000 people have...

UFT President Michael Mulgrew, UFT officers, educators and elected officials called on City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to schedule a public hearing on the proposed "Paraprofessional Respect" bill.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew said the UFT will not be making an endorsement in this year’s Democratic primary for mayor.

The following update was emailed to all UFT Delegates as part of the Delegate Assembly Highlights on June 12, 2025.

The following notification was emailed to all members as part of the UFT Update on June 11, 2025.

The following notification was emailed to all members as part of the UFT Update on Oct. 17, 2024.

The following notification was emailed to all members as part of the UFT Update on Jan. 26, 2024.