The UFT will partner with NYSUT and the AFT to provide disaster relief to affected regions and encourage and assist members to support earthquake victims in Puerto Rico.

The UFT reaffirms its opposition to hate and discrimination based on race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation and gender.

The UFT urges its affiliates-NYSUT, the AFT, the NEA, ARA, and all of its allies in the labor and senior movements to strongly support the legislation which changes CPI-W to CPI-E as the index used to calculate the Social Security COLA.

Eric Gonzalez is a lifelong Brooklyn resident who has served the residents of borough as a public prosecutor for almost twenty-five years and now as the Brooklyn District Attorney since 2016.

The UFT endorses Thomas M. Brown for re-election as a teacher-member of the Teachers’ Retirement Board of the City of New York for a three-year term beginning in 2020.

As a proud union member, Eric Dinowitz will stand up against the misinformation campaign that targets union membership and will work to protect union member benefits.

The UFT endorses Briget Rein in her primary election for City Council as we believe she will be a strong ally for working people, our schools and our community.

The UFT endorses Donovan Richards in his primary election for Queens Borough President as we believe he will be a strong ally for working people, our schools and our community.

The UFT stands in solidarity with the Rochester teachers and their union, the Rochester Teachers Association, in their fight to fend off midyear layoffs that would disrupt the education of Rochester public school students.

This bill ensures that the prices Americans pay for the most expensive drugs are in line with the lower prices of the same drugs in other countries.