Around the UFT
UFT Family Day 2026
More than 2,000 UFT members and their families turned out to a sports center facility on Long Island for a weekend day of games, bounce houses, food and fun for the fourth annual UFT Family Day.
School Secretaries Awards Soiree
More than 250 guests gathered in Shanker as the UFT School Secretaries Chapter honored 25 school secretaries at its annual Awards Soiree.
School Nurses Appreciation Dinner
The UFT School Nurses Chapter recognized members' critical work on National School Nurse Day at the chapter’s annual School Nurses Appreciation Dinner, held at UFT headquarters on May 6.
Men in Education conference
About 85 parents, educators and community members explored topics like healthy masculinity, implicit bias and relationship skills at the UFT’s Men in Education conference.
Middle Schools Awards Night
Over 200 honorees and guests attended the inaugural Middle Schools Awards at UFT headquarters in Manhattan, where some 40 members were honored for excellence in education, collaboration and union activism.
Bridging the retirement gap
UFT members enjoy robust retirement benefits, often the envy of workers outside the union's ranks. Union leaders urged members at its second Pension Expo to support efforts to guarantee such benefits for all U.S. workers.