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Girding up for the good fight
UFT District 79 Representative
Patricia Crispino was among UFT members honored during this year's NYSUT RA. Crispino took home top honors as the year's Sandy Feldman Outstanding Leadership Award winner.
Union eyes ‘voucher’ fight
In the last Delegate Assembly speech of the 2025-26 school year, UFT President Michael Mulgrew extolled union victories on Tier 6 reform, Foundation Aid funding gains and more, while warning members about a coming battle over federal tax credits for donations to educational institutions, saying the measure opens the doors to school vouchers.
Mobilizing in support of all labor
Members of the UFT Member Action Committee and the Retired Teachers Chapter Labor Solidarity Project marched alongside thousands of other New York City union members and community groups in one of the city’s largest May Day protests in recent years.
UFT vows to light a fire under DOE
The UFT has struck a deal with the city Department of Education to have some teachers compensated as much as $9,500 due to delayed compliance with state class size law mandates.
Union schools city lawmakers
The UFT provided City Council members with education about the value of key union initiatives, including the paraprofessional RESPECT check bill, United Community Schools and the NYC Childcare Navigator during its annual legislative breakfast.
UFT Contract Negotiating Committee to convene in June
The UFT Contract Negotiating Committee, made up of over 600 members, will begin in June to chart union strategy for negotiating the next DOE-UFT contract.