The United Auto Workers filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Tesla CEO Elon Musk after the former president advocated for firing striking workers in a live...

The average student’s ability to make and maintain eye contact has gotten worse compared with a decade ago, according to the majority of the K-12 teachers, principals and district leaders in a recent EdWeek Research Center survey.

The UFT is pushing New York State to update the formula it uses to allocate Foundation Aid to better reflect the actual cost of education and the particular needs of each school district’s students.

At its June 12 meeting, the Delegate Assembly passed four resolutions, including one on the overassessment of elementary school students.

This summer, the union launched Childcare Connection, a benefit to help UFT members find out if they qualify for free or reduced-cost child care as well as to find home-based child care providers near their home or work.


About 1,500 new teachers became proud new members of the UFT at the opening day of the Department of Education’s annual New Teacher Week.


The UFT's effort to get back funding for the city's 3-K and pre-K programs begins to pay dividends with the restoration of some of the cuts made by Mayor Eric Adams in time for the start of the 2024-2025 school year.

Gov. Kathy Hochul chose UFT headquarters on June 20 to sign into law two "first-in-the-nation" pieces of legislation to protect children online.

Information about excessing, wage increases and bonuses, individual progress reports and school counselor evaluations.

Thanks to vigorous lobbying by members from the UFT, its state affiliate NYSUT and other public employee unions in New York state, state lawmakers approved a change in the final average salary calculation for members of Tier 6 of the pension system...