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UFT nurses’ arbitration victory

Federation of Nurses/UFT members employed by NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn won a significant victory in their long-running battle with the Sunset Park hospital over short staffing when an independent arbitrator on Dec. 1 sided with the union and...

Kudos to Catrina Como, PS 376, Brooklyn

When Catrina Como became chapter leader at PS 376 in Brooklyn, she faced a tricky situation: The principal was demanding, and staff did not know their rights and were reluctant to speak up for themselves. “I work with a lot of amazing teachers who...

Fix Tier 6 presentation in schools now

Chapter leaders have taken the Delegate Assembly’s Fix Tier 6 presentation on the road. Chapter Leader Lillian Crespo at PS 216 in Brooklyn and her UFT district representative, Adam Shapiro, showed it to PS 216 members at a Jan. 22 chapter meeting. 


Teacher Union Day 2023

About 1,500 UFT members, family and friends gathered at the New York Hilton Midtown on Oct. 29 to honor the brave educators who put everything on the line in the 1960 strike that forged the union and the UFT activists who follow in their footsteps. This year, Teacher Union Day was dedicated to the Contract Action Teams.

Federation of Nurses/UFT wins another short-staffing case against NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn

Arbitrator James A. Brown found the hospital violated contractual staffing ratios and ruled that the nurses who worked these understaffed shifts were entitled to split the average wage of the missing nurses.

Flood of caring for family in need

Teachers and staff at PS 377 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, came together to help a school family that lost everything when their apartment flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.

Holding history in their hands

This Brooklyn teacher uses immersive, engaging lessons and storytelling techniques to bring the past to life for his middle school students.

African Heritage Committee 3rd Annual Juneteenth Walk

Celebrate Juneteenth with the UFT African Heritage Committee. Together attendees will walk through the historic neighborhood known as Weeksville to the Weeksville Heritage Center. See the historic Hunterfly Road Houses and attend the Juneteenth Food Festival!

Annual 5K Family Run/Walk

Register for the UFT's Annual 5K Family Run/Walk at Maimonides (formerly MCU) Park, the home of the Brooklyn Cyclones! Run as a family, organize a team (chapter, school, work site, friend group, etc.) or simply run on your own! The 5K Family Run/Walk benefits the UFT Disaster Relief Fund.

UFT members attend Brooklyn Cyclones game

UFT members enjoyed a Cyclones game on UFT night at MCU Park in Coney Island on June 23, 2015.