The UFT launched a radio ad campaign on April 30, 2020, to raise awareness that school buildings should not re-open unless there are aggressive testing protocols and procedures in place to ensure the safety and the health of students, educators, staff and families.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposed $827 million cuts to education in his executive budget.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued statements on the closing of school buildings for the remainder of the school year.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to the news that Sandra Santos-Vizcaino, a third-grade teacher at PS 9 in Brooklyn, had died from complications of the coronavirus.

The UFT issued a statement in response to the news that Dez-Ann Romain, the principal of the Brooklyn Democracy Academy in Brownsville, had died of the coronavirus.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a message of condolence regarding the death of Dez-Ann Romain, the principal of the Brooklyn Democracy Academy.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to the announcement that New York City public schools will close until at least April 20 in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

The UFT sent an email to its public school parent lists urging parents to demand that Mayor Bill de Blasio close schools to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement recommending to Mayor Bill de Blasio that New York City public schools close to halt the spread of the new coronavirus.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew said that all options to stop the spread of the coronavirus should now be on the table in light of the troubling reports that the union received about possible new cases in schools.