Press Releases
UFT Begins Negotiations with New York City
The UFT begins its negotiations with New York City and the Department of Education today, Oct. 13, 2022, as members all over New York City wore blue today to mark the date.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew on Gov. Hochul signing small class size legislation
For decades, New York City parents and teachers have been fighting for lower class sizes. We now have something to celebrate. Governor Hochul has signed the Legislature’s bill that lowers class sizes across New York City. UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued the following statement.
UFT media advisory for Thursday, Sept. 8
The UFT is launching a September radio ad campaign welcoming students and staff back to school and pledging to keep fighting for the funding New York City schools need.
UFT helps provide sensory tool kits to more than 16,000 NYC classrooms
To help children focus, the Positive Learning Collaborative—a joint UFT/DOE program—provides sensory tool kits to more than 16,000 public school classrooms.
UFT joins lawsuit seeking due process in vaccine termination
Court action Tuesday by the Municipal Labor Committee, in which the UFT joined, is designed to help ensure that the city cannot unilaterally dismiss our members without following due process guidelines.
Arbitrator orders city to pay teachers half of deferred wages now, half later
An independent arbitrator overturned New York City’s attempt to avoid paying deferred wages to teachers, ordering the city to pay half the amount owed now and half in the next fiscal year.