Nearly 1,000 educators, parents and advocates traveled on buses to attend the UFT’s annual Lobby Day in Albany. They asked state lawmakers to add more checks and balances to mayoral control of New York City public schools, fix Tier 6 of the pension system, require the city to follow the state's class size law and increase state foundation aid for New York City.

At this virtual meeting for paraprofessionals working in the Bronx, participants will hear from Corrine J. Barros, coordinator for the UFT Bronx Health and Safety and Victim Support Program. She will discuss occupational hazards, safety protocols and how the UFT protects members' rights when incidents happen.

In its first in-person event since before the COVID-19 pandemic, the UFT Italian-American Heritage Committee staged its annual dinner on Oct. 26 at Mario’s Restaurant in the Bronx and honored two recently deceased members: UFT founder George Altomare and former committee chair Patricia Filomena.