Around the UFT
Italian American Heritage Month dinner
Italian cuisine and culture were on the menu when the UFT Italian American Heritage Committee hosted its annual fall dinner on Oct. 22 at Mario’s Restaurant in the Bronx.
Pension Expo
The UFT's first-ever Pension Expo on Oct. 26 gave 400 UFT members the information and tools they needed to plan for retirement. “We provided members a place where in one day they could take care of all these things they were concerned about and never found the time to get answers,” said UFT Treasurer Victoria Lee.
Invitational Golf Outing
It was a great time for a great cause — raising money for the UFT Disaster Relief Fund — as members made their way out to the links at the Silver Lake Golf Course on Staten Island.
A pink tide
A pink wave crested over New York City school buildings on Oct. 16 as UFT members wore pink to work to raise awareness about breast cancer. The annual tradition is a way to celebrate survivors, pay tribute to lost loved ones and colleagues, and emphasize the importance of early detection and treatment.
NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT conference
The NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT's fall conference featured language-specific workshop sessions for teachers of Spanish, French, Greek and Russian.
Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ 2024
Hundreds of families packed the schoolyard at PS 21 on Staten Island for the UFT's third annual back-to-school backpack giveaway, where children received needed backpacks and school supplies, served alongside food and fun.