Whether through activities associated with Making Strides Against Breast Cancer or Wear Pink days, UFT members across New York City have been front and center during October to raise awareness and funds to fight the disease.

UFT volunteers, including public school parents and members, partnered with local restaurants and food banks to distribute 20,000 meals to hungry New Yorkers. The initiative included events in each of the five boroughs at which 1,000 meals per week were given away in each borough over a four-week period. 

UFT retirees in the Orlando, Florida, section are stepping up their political activism under the leadership of a former Bronx chapter leader.

Read the most recent biweekly issue of the Chapter Leader Update with the latest information and guidance for UFT chapter leaders.

Due to renovations, the Florida RTC office will be closed from Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, to Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2020.

More than 1,400 recently retired teachers attended one of two New Retiree Luncheons at the New York Hilton Midtown to celebrate the new chapter in their lives. The Nov. 22 reception was for members who retired from September 2021-August 2022. The Nov. 29 luncheon was for members who retired from September 2019-August 2021, a time when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented large gatherings.

The monthly meeting of the union's highest decision-making body. This date is subject to change.

This is the final meeting of the school year for the Speech Improvement Chapter. Chapter Leader Caroline Murphy will provide updates affecting the chapter and union as a whole. Registration will be available shortly.

Join us the UFT Speech Improvement Chapter for this year's Better Speech and Hearing Month celebration! More information regarding this event will be available shortly.