UFT members who are part of the union’s Hellenic American Educators Association braved the cold for the warmth of a celebration of Greek Independence Day on March 16 at union headquarters.
Our young adults deserve safe and healthy environments within their schools and within their relationships. Raising awareness and educating our students about consent become critical if we are to combat sexual violence.
As a member of a school community, you are automatically a caregiver at work. But what happens to staff members who leave work and then shoulder the many tasks of caregiving for an elderly parent, a child or an ill family member or friend?
Daylight savings time has arrived, baseball has begun and green leaves are unfurling in gardens and parks around the city. With the arrival of spring, many of us begin to plan our summer vacations. Many others, however, are planning for the rest of...
As an unelected Fiscal Control Board met on March 13 to weigh imposing further austerity measures on Puerto Rico, labor leaders, gathered in front of the federal building in Lower Manhattan to demand that the board not sacrifice public schoolchildren...
A decade as a school social worker has only strengthened Bernice Richards’ belief that no student is beyond saving — certainly not while she’s on the case.
The Year of the Rooster gave 340 UFT members something to crow about as they gathered for the annual Lunar New Year banquet at the Joy Luck Palace Restaurant in Chinatown on March 3.
Among the 28 Staten Island paraprofessionals honored for their many years of service at the UFT’s District 75 Passion and Promise event on March 9 were 10 paras from the dedicated, close-knit staff of the Hungerford School.