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Resolution in support of HR 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act

This bill ensures that the prices Americans pay for the most expensive drugs are in line with the lower prices of the same drugs in other countries.

Retiree lump-sum payment

In accordance with the 2014 DOE-UFT contract, all UFT-represented employees who worked from 2009 to 2018 (or a portion of that period) received a lump-sum payment in October 2019. The payment represents 25 percent of the money owed in 2018. There...

Mid-Hudson on the rise

Two former UFT chapter leaders and union activists from Brooklyn reconnect and start a new Mid-Hudson Retiree Section.

Loving the next stage of life

A former English teacher at JHS 240 in Brooklyn may have retired from his job but he’s been working the theater audiences in Florida for the past 20 years.

Dec. 8, 2009: UFT Launches Member Assistance Program

The UFT’s Member Assistance Program was launched on Dec. 8, 2009.

Etched in history

Hundreds of UFT members watched as the names of six lifelong unionists joined those of other UFT giants on the Wall of Honor in the lobby of union headquarters in Manhattan on Nov. 18. The crowd overflowed into Shanker Hall to watch a livestream of...

Two different worlds

People look at the same things, the same event and even the same truth differently. That includes politics — and the prospect of impeachment.

Your passport to earning

The Teachers’ Retirement System Passport Funds are diverse investment choices carefully designed to help TRS members who participate in the Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA) Program save for retirement. Here is an overview of the funds that will be...

New Retiree Luncheon

"You have reached the promised land,” UFT President Michael Mulgrew said, congratulating 650 cheering new retirees at the union’s luncheon in their honor at the New York Hilton in midtown Manhattan on Nov. 26.

New Retiree Luncheon 2019

“You have reached the promised land,” UFT President Michael told 650 cheering audience members at the union’s annual New Retiree Luncheon at the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan on Nov. 26. “You had hope and passion to change children’s lives,” he said, “and you did.”