In single session schools, in accordance with the 2023 contract, Other Professional Work (OPW) is now a 40-minute weekly block of time for teachers and a 35-minute block for paraprofessionals scheduled after school on Tuesday, unless modified through...

The contract is an agreement between the UFT and the Department of Education. A grievance is a complaint about the violation, improper implementation or misinterpretation of the contract. Union-represented staff members may enforce their contract and...

If you are a first-year teacher who has not had prior teaching experience, you are entitled to one-to-one mentoring throughout your first year. The mentor assigned to you is an experienced colleague who has been trained extensively in ways to best...

If you are the subject of an investigation dealing with potential misconduct, the DOE may assign you to either an administrative office or to an administrative assignment within your school with a professional activity described in the contract other...

If you are summoned for an interview for the record that may lead to disciplinary action by your principal, you are entitled to be represented by your chapter leader or their designee. If you are summoned to an interview by the DOE’s Office of...

If the police should arrest you in school for any reason, work-related or not, you or your chapter leader should immediately contact your district representative, who will contact the UFT's central office for assistance. You should give the UFT...