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Ask George
Members with questions about their union rights and benefits can now ask George, the UFT’s automated and interactive UFT Member Hub guide.
Delegates OK 3 resolutions
The Delegate Assembly approved resolutions to support paraprofessionals' fight for a living wage and better benefits; acknowledge the work of the union's founders on the UFT's 64th anniversary; and honor the impact that women have had on the union.
Union households are wealthier
Typical union households have 1.7 times the median wealth as their nonunion counterparts, according to a new Center for American Progress report
Anti-abortion video headed to schools
At least four states are considering following North Dakota in mandating that a factually incorrect and misleading animated video of fetal development be shown in elementary schools.
Starbucks agrees to nationwide bargaining
Starbucks is slated to begin bargaining in late April with delegates from its 400 unionized stores after agreeing to end its two-year campaign against union organizing.
A powerful Lobby Day
About 900 educators, along with 100 public school parents, made the three-hour trek by bus to Albany for UFT Lobby Day on March 11 to urge lawmakers to fix Tier 6 of the pension system, overhaul mayoral control of city schools and increase state foundation aid. That same week, thousands more UFT members sent emails urging their state representatives to support the union’s lobbying priorities as part of the UFT’s first-ever Virtual Lobby Day.