Press Releases
UFT asks arbitrator to overturn city decision to withhold deferred wages
The UFT announced that it would go to arbitration over the city's announcement that it would not disburse the final lump-sum payment from the 2014 contract.
UFT on additional COVID testing for NYC schools
UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to Gov. Cuomo's announcement regarding increased COVID-19 testing in schools.
UFT on proposed closing of schools in COVID-19 hotspot areas
UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement that schools in nine Brooklyn and Queens ZIP codes with high rates of coronavirus infection would close.
Mulgrew on the first day of school
UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement on the reopening of elementary schools and the uptick in positive coronavirus cases in the city.
UFT on educators testing positive for COVID-19
UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to news that educators in two schools had tested positive for COVID-19.
UFT on school closings due to ventilation concerns
UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to the DOE's announcement that 21 schools would remain closed as of Sept. 8 due to ventilation concerns in their buildings.