Op-Eds
Pension fairness can help balance public budgets
UFT President Michael Mulgrew argues that by aligning Tier 6 pension benefits with those of the Tier 4 system, New York State has the opportunity to not only reverse a longtime inequity in public service pensions but also to offer relief to the operating budgets of towns, cities, and the state itself.
A better formula to fund NYC Public Schools
UFT President Michael Mulgrew explains how New York State’s Foundation Aid proposal for the next fiscal year shortchanges the children of New York City, where over 75% of students live in poverty.
We must help NYC’s paraprofessionals
STEM training offers hope for communities across the country
AFT President Randi Weingarten and UFT President Michael Mulgrew explain how careers related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—STEM—are well paid and in demand, including in areas around the country that have suffered from de-industrialization.
We must end the city’s annual budget soap opera
UFT President Michael Mulgrew wrote an op-ed in the New York Daily News calling for an update to New York’s budget process to make it more democratic and responsive to the needs of communities.
Time to get real about New York City’s budget
UFT President Michael Mulgrew wrote an op-ed in the New York Daily News about the mayor's proposed budget cuts and the crisis it will create for our city.