To help you fulfill New York State Education Department requirements for staff development and licensure, the UFT offers a variety of workshops and seminars especially for new teachers.

The School Safety unit also offers a number of workshops on safety planning, the discipline code, DASA and other topics.

As a teacher of English as a second language, I listened as teenagers asked questions about the tragedy as it unfolded before them — and I struggled to provide them with answers. This is my story.

Representing approximately 5,000 nurses, the Federation of Nurses/ UFT is among New York City’s leading unions of healthcare professionals.

Whether you’re a teacher, school counselor, occupational or physical therapist, school secretary or any other school-based title, you work hard to provide your students with the best education. You deserve to be paid well for your efforts, as well as...

Here are some resources compiled by the UFT Safety and Health Department related to laboratory safety and inspection, chemical waste management and chemical storage.

A brief overview of the Block Institute Chapter.

As UFT members, you have rights on the job — rights to professional and fair treatment and to working conditions that help make a tough job more doable. These rights have been negotiated in a give-and-take process with management. It’s important to...

Contact information for UFT Family Child Care Providers.

The UFT Disaster Relief Fund was established in the wake of 9/11 to help members who lost loved ones in that tragedy. Since then, the fund has helped members who have been personally affected by disasters such as Hurricane Sandy and has contributed...

Here you will find information for paraprofessionals pertaining to certification.

See our current campaigns and important dates and events for our middle school members.

Provisions regarding special education in the proposed contract.

SETSS are provided for a minimum of three hours a week up to a maximum of 50 percent of the school day. Learn more »

The operational issues resolution process in the DOE-UFT contract gives UFT-represented educators more voice at the school level to tackle workplace issues.

I was part of a group of UFT Teacher Center colleagues who opened and categorized the outpourings of gifts and supporting messages from students from all over the country, who had sent books, original drawings, lovely, sensitive letters, etc. for the...

The New York State Education Department requires that all teachers who are seeking initial or professional state certification in special education take a three-hour workshop in the needs of children with autism.

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

Meet the members of our Middle School team.

The UFT Physical Education Committee is dedicated to advancing the well-being of educators and students alike.

You are eligible to be covered by the UFT Welfare Fund Benefits Plan for Retirees if all of the following criteria are met.

The UFT recommends the following anti-bullying resources.

When you join the United Federation of Teachers, you become a vital part of a union with a long and proud history of protecting members’ rights. The UFT is here to help you in your career, whether you have a specific issue to resolve or seek broader...