The UFT supports the participation of the UFT Retired Teachers Chapter, a constituent member of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in the "human chain against the chained CPI" activities on July 2 and will help to coordinate the union’s efforts...

The UFT supports the Women’s Equality Act as set forth by Governor Cuomo to prevent discrimination against women and to promote their equal rights.

The UFT resolves to support the proposed amendment of the state Constitution to allow the state Legislature to authorize and regulate up to seven casinos, which will promote job growth, increase aid to schools, and permit local governments to lower...

The UFT calls on the Panel for Educational Policy to put test scores into perspective as one among many measures of a child’s ability and progress and to focus instead on improving curriculum and ensuring that teachers and schools get the support and...

The UFT calls for a moratorium on attaching high-stakes consequences to state tests until representatives of all interested parties — including parents and educators — have worked with members of Congress, the state Legislature, the state...