The union supports Governor Hochul’s measures in New York, reaffirms its longstanding support for a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, as well as other gun safety laws, and will work with the American Federation of...

There was no foot-dragging on the way to PS 372 in Brooklyn on May 3. That morning, pre-K through 5th-graders enthusiastically pedaled and scooted their way to the Gowanus school on National Bike & Roll to School Day.

Khiera Peña, a special representative in the UFT Grievance/Arbitration Department, was elected UFT assistant secretary, UFT President Michael Mulgrew announced at the Delegate Assembly on May 18.

Thanks to a three-year effort by audiologists and their union, public school students now have access to hearing loss assessment in Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx and at two locations in Brooklyn. 


UFT President Michael Mulgrew said city educators could support a citywide ban on student cell phones provided four key safeguards are part of any new city policy.

The Teachers’ Retirement System introduced a Roth option in addition to its Tax-Deferred Annuity Program starting in 2026.
Learn about this new opportunity to save for retirement.

One of the many benefits provided by the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) and the Board of Education Retirement System (BERS) is the ability to borrow against your Qualified Pension Plan and your Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA) savings.

Zohran Mamdani's election is great news for union members and for the UFT. Never before have we had a mayor who is a stronger champion of workers, labor unions and ordinary New Yorkers.


Retiree Carla Levy has taken the deep listening skills and willingness to help people that she used as a dance musician at Fiorello H. LaGuardia HS of Music and the Performing Arts into her second act as a psychoanalyst.

Retired Tottenville HS teacher runs a foundation named for his late son that continues his son's good works, anonymously helping students in need with expenses such as SAT and college application fees, sports team dues, senior year events, tutoring...

Shanker Hall at UFT headquarters was packed on March 11 for the 19th annual School Counselors Conference — the first fully in-person conference the chapter has held since school buildings closed during the pandemic — and members relished the...

UFT members had the rare opportunity to hear a first-hand account of the creation of the Paraprofessionals Chapter more than 50 years ago from Velma Murphy Hill, the chapter’s founder and first chair, and her husband Norman Hill.


More than two dozen women educators were nominated by their peers and recognized for their inspiring efforts to serve their school communities at the union's fifth annual HERstory celebration.

More than 200 Queens middle school students gathered at the Queens County Farm Museum for the fourth annual Let’s Talk About It event sponsored by the UFT’s Member Assistance Program.

About 400 middle-schoolers from 39 schools around the city learned strategies to address and combat bullying on Oct. 23 at the UFT Middle School Division's annual Anti-Bullying Conference.

Learn all about the UFT's offerings this summer of high-quality, affordable classes to help educators earn CTLE credits and/or A+ or P credits. 


Every year, we ask you to nominate a colleague who does outstanding work. We heard about some truly remarkable therapists, including Victor Barangan, who works in PS 229 in Queens.

The UFT submitted testimony to the City Council Committee on Education's oversight hearing on early childhood programs in New York City.

On this, the 59th anniversary of the 1960 strike, we remember those who worked so hard to ensure that the next generation would have a better life, and we salute them for standing up for working people.

The Department of Education on April 3, 2020, issued a detailed memo on how schools should monitor meaningful student engagement and interaction to account for attendance.

The UFT decides that individuals, groups or organizations that are not represented under the UFT constitution should not have a voice in UFT activities, and those that are not members should not be allowed to interfere in the UFT’s elections.

More than 1,600 members of the United Federation of Teachers rallied outside City Hall Wednesday, calling on the City Council to support legislation to provide paraprofessionals with an additional $10,000 annually.

United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said the Trump administration's executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education will harm the nation's most vulnerable students.

SHIP 2026 premium notices were sent in early January to retirees who did not elect to pay premiums via automatic pension deduction.

Two Massachusetts families have filed a lawsuit against the creators and publishers of widely used whole-language reading curricula claiming that they engaged in “deceptive and fraudulent” marketing of curricula they knew was ineffective.

Court action Tuesday by the Municipal Labor Committee, in which the UFT joined, is designed to help ensure that the city cannot unilaterally dismiss our members without following due process guidelines.

If you are moving outside the New York metropolitan area, it is essential that you update your personal information (mailing address, phone number, etc.) with the UFT Membership Department to ensure delivery of the New York Teacher , information...

The city’s roughly 250,000 Medicare-eligible retirees will remain in their current health plans with the same benefits this fall after a trial court judge this summer blocked the city from moving ahead with the Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO Plan. The...

Warning that democracy and public education in the United States are imperiled, Randi Weingarten discussed her new book — “Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy” — at the event with about 170 union members and...

Members of the UFT Veterans Committee appreciated the opportunity to reconnnect at a meet and greet at union headquarters on Nov. 8 — the committee’s first in-person event since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The UFT Career and Technical Education Division’s Impact on Achievement Conference, which was held virtually on Jan. 29, focused on artificial intelligence in the classroom and in the professional sectors for which CTE education prepares students.

The AFT and a coalition of unions is suing the US Department of Education over its policy of excluding education and nursing from the "professional" designation, making students in those advanced degree programs eligible for only up to half of what...

The U.S. Department of Education is dropping its appeal of a federal judge’s August 2025 decision that found the Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules.

A literacy initiative that focuses on getting students reading on grade level by 3rd grade is the top priority of the city’s Academic Recovery Plan unveiled on July 8 by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The plan details exactly how the city will spend $630...

The UFT is backing Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams for mayor and other candidates for citywide and borough offices and City Council in the Nov. 2 general election in New York City.

Because of the disruptions caused by the pandemic in the 2020-21 school year, participating in “Go Pink Day” this year was a hopeful return to a cherished tradition for many UFT members across the city.