The United Federation of Teachers will proudly support and march in the 2016 Pride parade with our brothers and sisters in honor and memory of the Orlando victims.

The United Federation of Teachers will work with the Department of Education to change the rotation system so that guidance counselors and social workers in the ATR pool will be assigned to schools for a sufficient period so that they can continue to...

The UFT will ask the Department of Education to require that each school with immigrant students appoint an ‘immigration adviser’ (similar to the ‘sustainability coordinator’ or ‘anti-bullying liaison’) to ensure that school processes are welcoming...

The UFT supports the passage of the Every School Speed Safety Camera Act; and the #EverySchool campaign to join with the voices of parents, educators and children who demand protection for all pedestrians from speed-related, avoidable traffic...

The UFT will work to ensure that all ELLs receive appropriate ENL instruction as well as the resources and supports that will help them to achieve at the highest levels.

The UFT throws its full support behind the Los Angeles School District, the unions and like-minded advocates who are fighting this attack on the city’s public schools.

The UFT strongly condemns the actions of all those who threaten the national imperative of acceptance of others and UFT members will support and protect the rights of Muslims, as they do all members of religious groups, who are our students, our...

The United Federation of Teachers will stand in unity with this AFT local and any others engaged in the critical struggle to advocate for students and their families, for citizens and their communities, for patients and healthcare, and for our own...

The UFT strongly opposes receivership and will vigorously challenge attacks on due process, collective bargaining and other fair labor practices that are a consequence of receivership.

The United Federation of Teachers supports the Professional Staff Congress in trying to get a new contract and that the UFT supports the efforts of CUNY’s university student Senate to stop the almost half-billion in proposed budget cuts.