Democrat Kamala Harris has earned our parent union’s endorsement because she is pro-public education and pro-union, as is her running mate Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor and a former teacher. 


At its June 12 meeting, the Delegate Assembly passed four resolutions, including one on the overassessment of elementary school students.

A retiree takes issue with Donald Trump’s lack of a sense of personal responsibility.

A pre-K teacher speaks out on the urgent need to restore funding for early childhood education.

A retiree defends Joe Biden’s record on technology and infrastructure investment.

Leah Lin, chapter leader at PS 85 in Queens, keeps her fellow educators informed and engaged about union and contract matters with the short, fun and easy-to-follow Morning Rush videos she posts regularly on her Instagram account.

This summer, the union launched Childcare Connection, a benefit to help UFT members find out if they qualify for free or reduced-cost child care as well as to find home-based child care providers near their home or work.


Membership in the UFT means never having to figure it out all alone, with union support and resources across the spectrum of financial, physical and mental wellness. Here is a list of resources available to UFT members.

Kindergarten teacher Samantha Shekian created a “request a selfie” station to give students the chance to request a photo of themselves and the work of which they are proud. Then she sends the photo to their parents.

New special education teacher Emily Hang Duong, who teaches math and science at IS 234 in Brooklyn, motivates her students by never letting them forget that they have every opportunity to grow.

Harlem 4th-grade teachers Melody Naccarato and Pura Luna let their students get their hands dirty as they learned about plants and biodiversity during a class trip to the historic Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in the Bronx.

Hundreds of families packed the schoolyard at PS 21 on Staten Island for the UFT's third annual back-to-school backpack giveaway, where children received needed backpacks and school supplies, served alongside food and fun.

UFT members and parent volunteers handed out back packs and other school supplies to more than 1,000 students during this year's Harlem Week festivities.

The UFT Pension Department offers an array of services to inform members of their retirement benefits and help them prepare for retirement.


About 1,500 new teachers became proud new members of the UFT at the opening day of the Department of Education’s annual New Teacher Week.


Looking through President Biden's sunglasses, the future's so bright.

Information about the 2024-25 school year workday for related service providers, repurposed time, summer school evaluations and assigned roles in Galaxy.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement after speaking with a New York City teacher struck today by a stray bullet while in his classroom.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew, joined by elected leaders, parents, and staff celebrated the work of IS 145 Queens principal Ivan Rodriguez in dramatically lowering class sizes for his sixth-grade students.

The UFT launched a September radio ad campaign Tuesday, Sept. 3, welcoming students and staff back to school and pledging to keep fighting for the small class sizes our kids deserve.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew submitted testimony before the Rockefeller Institute of Government Foundation Aid Public Hearing.

Take advantage of all that August offers for your mental and physical health by following these tips for summer bliss, relaxation and safety.

The UFT issued a statement of support for Randy Mastro to be named New York City’s next corporation counsel.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew said the union was proud to support Harris as an ally of public education and educators, nurses and other unionized workers after the AFT, our national union, said it planned to endorse her for president.

UFT Assistant Secretary Michael Sill submitted testimony before the Rockefeller Institute of Government's public hearing on updating the state's Foundation Aid formula.

New York City public school educators delivered testimony before the Rockefeller Institute of Government’s hearing on the state Foundation Aid Formula.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement on the latest DOE class size reduction plan released in July.

While the slower pace of the summer months presents an opportunity to improve our private habits and routines, we can also turn our attention to an aspect of health that’s too often ignored in an individualistic culture: our social relationships.

The UFT's effort to get back funding for the city's 3-K and pre-K programs begins to pay dividends with the restoration of some of the cuts made by Mayor Eric Adams in time for the start of the 2024-2025 school year.

Gov. Kathy Hochul chose UFT headquarters on June 20 to sign into law two "first-in-the-nation" pieces of legislation to protect children online.

After months of organizing that culminated with a protest rally outside their school on April 16, staff and parents at PS 157 in the Bronx have spurred the Department of Education and NYPD to take immediate action to improve safety outside the...

UFT President Michael Mulgrew celebrated educators' resolve and hard work in the face of challenges as more than 1,000 UFT members turned out for the union's Spring Education Conference, which featured a town hall on literacy and a keynote speech by...

A Brooklyn teacher gives another her well-deserved flowers in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week.

In the face of the outcry against teaching the horrors of enslavement in the U.S. and the historic fight for civil rights, it’s time the country demonstrates how much civil dissent should be valued by making Aug. 28 -- the date of the 1963 March on...

Dick Procida, the retired longtime District 19 representative who died on May 12, is remembered as a friend and tireless mentor in a touching tribute.

The union must keep fighting the good fight for reducing class size for the good of all students’ success.