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OT/PT September 2026 Chapter Meeting

You're invited to the first meeting of the Occupational and Physical Therapists Chapter of the new school year. Please join us either in person or online to hear updates from your representatives, catch up with your colleagues, raise issues and ask questions.

Elizabeth Del Rosario

Meet Elizabeth Del Rosario and learn all about her role as a high school discipline dean at the High School for Environmental Studies in midtown Manhattan.

Tunnel to Towers 5K Run/Walk

Join the UFT Runner’s Committee as we participate in the Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk, a meaningful event that honors the sacrifice of FDNY firefighter Stephen Siller and supports our nation’s first responders, veterans and their families.

Samuel Berck, math teacher at Rikers Island

District 79 math teacher Samuel Berck instructs incarcerated students at the East River Academy at the Rikers Island jail complex.


Manhattan Parent Conference 2025

More than 100 parents and community members gathered at UFT headquarters on Oct. 25 for the UFT’s annual Manhattan parent conference. Attendees learned about first aid and emergency preparedness, trained to become IEP (Individualized Education Program) parent members and spread the word about the rights of immigrant students and their families.

Labor Parade 2025

More than 1,000 UFT members turned out in a powerful display of union pride as they marched up Fifth Avenue on Sept. 6 for New York City’s annual Labor Parade. Members paraded in solidarity with thousands of other unionists across the city, on foot, by float or atop a double-decker bus.

Homing in on learning

The historical curiosity of 1st-graders at Manhattan's PS 4 is sparked when co-teachers Lizette Lantigua and Yomayra Gomez take them on a class trip to the 260-year-old Morris-Jumel Mansion, Manhattan's oldest surviving residence.

Harlem Week

UFT member and parent volunteers handed out about 250 backpacks filled with school supplies to famiiies during Harlem Week festivities on Aug. 18.

Citywide Chapter Leader Meeting

Chapter leaders are invited to attend the UFT's citywide chapter leader meeting either in person or remotely. UFT President Michael Mulgrew will discuss topics pertaining to the new school year as well as answer your questions.

A ‘hidden’ jewel

Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing and Visual Arts, described by its staff as a “hidden gem” in Harlem, has overcome two threats of closure. Today the revitalized school, which won a Team High School Award at the union’s Academic High...