School secretaries came from every corner of the city to UFT headquarters on a Saturday for a day of professional development, networking and mutual support.

This is the Jan. 16 issue of the Manhattan parent newsletter.

Members from District 79 schools throughout the city gathered at Dallas BBQ in the Chelsea section of Manhattan on Oct. 29 for a Meet the President event with UFT President Michael Mulgrew.

When PS 11 Chapter Leader Gloria Castillo began to think about retirement, she also began to plan for a seamless transition in union leadership at her Chelsea school.

The UFT endorses Alvin Bragg for the office of Manhattan District Attorney.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Southern District of New York, asserts the DOE has put students and staff who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing at risk by refusing to install an appropriate emergency notification system that would alert deaf members of the...

UFT members in all five boroughs and on Long Island raised thousands of dollars by participating in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks in October.

Hundreds of UFT members joined the Labor Parade on Sept. 9 in New York City, marching up Fifth Avenue with their counterparts from other unions across the city. Members marched, rode the UFT float or sat in two double-decker buses along the parade route.

The UFT's Manhattan borough office is offering workshops to further engage and empower you and your chapter. Review the contractual language pertaining to the staffing and responsibilities of your New Teacher Induction Committee. Consider how this committee can support new teachers and increase member engagement. Explore ways to amplify the impact of this committee in your school community.

Amanda Dutton, the chapter leader at PS 134 in Manhattan, has stood up again and again for students with disabilities and the UFT members who work with those students at her school.