News for Chapter Leaders
Maia Baumgarth, Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical HS, the Bronx
Chapter Leader Maia Baumgarth of Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical HS in the Bronx strives to educate herself and her colleague on the ins and outs of the DOE-UFT contract under which they all work, ensuring students receive the services they need and teachers are fully supported.
Education caught in cro$$fire
UFT President Michael Mulgrew warned of the serious repercussions for public schools stemming from the Trump administration’s attacks on health care and education.
Premium-free health care secured
Premium-free health benefits for city workers have been secured for the next five years under a new contract between the city and municipal unions establishing the NYCE PPO plan. The plan, administered jointly by EmblemHealth and UnitedHealthcare, will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026.
Kudos to Melissa Wall, IS 109, Queens
The efforts of Chapter Leader Melissa Wall of IS 109 in Queens Village saved five teachers from being excessed — and preserved the school's already approved plan to reduce class sizes in its 6th-grade classes.
June DA resolutions
At its last meeting of the 204-25 school year, the Delegate Assembly passed four resolutions.
Kudos to Kesha Hopkins, Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment
UFT Chapter Leader Keesha Hopkins successfully led the charge that saved her school, the Brooklyn Academy of Science and Environment, from being merged with another high school co-located in the same building.