The UFT is committed to strengthening our communities, our profession and the lives of our members and our students.

Here are some tips and recommendations from fellow chapter leaders about communicating with your members.

UFT members have been falsely accused of sexual misconduct or physical abuse involving students.

See resources for members on contractual guidance and other important information for middle school UFT members.

Learn the basics about the UFT, a trade union of teachers, nurses and other education and health professionals in New York City.

Politics is union business. In hard economic times, political action is needed more than ever. Every member needs to enroll in UFT COPE.

For more than a century, the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) has ensured that UFT members and their families have a financially secure future, and today the TRS membership includes more than 200,000 in-service members, retirees and beneficiaries.

These precedent-setting arbitration decisions can help you determine what grievances to file and which contract articles to cite.

ADAPT Network, formerly known as the UCP of NYC Chapter, represents teachers, teacher assistants, direct care workers, clinicians, and other support staff in UCP’s school, Article 16 clinic, adult day programs and residential sites in Brooklyn...

deep inside the darkest moment there is a sudden burst of light movement that illuminates ignorance beyond disbelief at the same time the sky breaks its promise to heaven and falls the black sun tries to re-ignite when out of the blue the weather...

Informal (legally-exempt) providers have a series of new rights under the new contract.

Using the same bargaining power the union devotes to negotiate strong contracts for its members, the UFT has negotiated special member-only discounts for apparel, gifts, travel and more through our UFT-Mobile app.

The UFT offers many programs and services for teachers to help them hone their skills and meet certification and licensing requirements. The union also offers courses to help teachers prepare for state exams and workshops to fulfill requirements for...

UFT members are guaranteed a dignified and secure retirement that includes a defined-benefit pension.

The UFT Welfare Fund has expanded our relationship with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) to offer NYC public school professionals access to the Talking with Children About Cancer program.

When the union needed a sharp lawyer, it didn’t have far to look as long as Jules Kolodny was around.

He hated supervisors with a serious passion. To him, all the raises in the world wouldn't change the fact that teachers were forced to work in a system he called "a thinly veiled despotism."

Under Article 10B of the UFT-DOE contract, you have the right to file a safety complaint over violations of the school safety plan.

Member stories. Union issues. Conversations about the work we do and the challenges we face.

For Milton Pincus, the decision to call off the November 7th strike in return for Mayor Robert Wagner’s promise of a fact-finding committee loaded with the leading lights of the city’s labor movement, was a no-brainer. From where he stood — outside...

Just like a union, a professional organization represents the interests of its members. Banding together, members may be able to provide products and services to those who join — perhaps magazine subscriptions or professional development or insurance...

The UFT knows that dealing with even routine legal matters can be an expensive hassle. That's why the union negotiated a legal services plan to assist members with everyday issues like reviewing a lease or contract, dealing with a warranty, or help...

The youngest of seven children, Martha Straus grew up on the Lower East Side. "There was no starvation but there were no luxuries either," she says. Her father and older brother took part in the 1910 cloak makers strike that came to be known as "the...

If you are concerned about possible procedure violations in your Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR), ask your chapter leader about the APPR resolution assistance process.

Information on transfers, per session opportunities, summer school and more.

MaryJo Ginese worked for the Department of Education as an occupational therapist for more than 21 years. After her promotion to supervisor of therapists in 2007, she provided exemplary clinical support to occupational therapists, where she was known...

If you have “unserved” or “underserved” students on your caseload you may apply for shortage area compensation.

Prior to 1960, school secretaries were represented by the Secretaries’ Association, an independent group. They were a small group with no union affiliation who attempted to negotiated with the New York City Board of Education on behalf of its members...

We respond to school-based emergencies, especially those that involve potential exposure to toxic substances during school renovation or construction.

The mission of the UFT’s Safety & Health Department is to protect all UFT members from the occupational hazards that can confront them.

How to calculate your gross annual salary using your paycheck How to understand your paycheck.

Principals are required to meet with UFT chapter committees once a month on matters of school policy.

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