Hannah Brown

Pasha Durr teaches Brooklyn high school students in their homes when they’re unable to physically attend school.

The new health care committee convened by the UFT spent its first two meetings on April 3 and 30 delving into the intricacies of health care coverage for New York City workers and retirees.

UFT members came together in every borough on the union’s Day of Action on May 6 to demand improvements to Tier 6 of the state pension system.
In Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, members took part in simultaneous after-school rallies, while members on Staten held in-school actions and those in the Bronx passed out “fix Tier 6” flyers at three transit hubs. 


Fed up with the DOE’s delay in reimbursing them for travel expenses, itinerant related service providers went public with their frustrations in April. Occupational and physical therapists also called out the DOE for long delays in tuition reimbursement for coursework they need to maintain their licenses.

Thirty-two school secretaries from across the city were honored at the union’s 38th annual School Secretaries awards celebration on June 6.

About 250 middle schoolers participated in music activities, all designed to encourage social-emotional learning, at the fifth annual Let's Talk About It event organized by the UFT's Member Assistance Program.

About 450 students from 35 high schools learned about jobs in unionized fields at the UFT Academic High School Division’s 8th annual Future in Focus job fair.

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 School Awards on April 25, boasts a 100% graduation rate. 


About 250 UFT members from the city's academic high schools gathered on April 25 at union headquarters to honor outstanding educators and schools and to celebrate 10 years since the UFT's first Academic High Schools awards.