Under New York State law, appointed educators achieve tenure after completing a probationary period.

Our scholarship program, which began in 1969, was renamed in Albert Shanker’s memory in 1997. He was the New York City teacher who became president of both this union and our national affiliate, the American Federation of Teachers. More than anyone...

The Peer Intervention Program has successfully helped thousands of teachers in schools throughout New York City. Why not you? It is a proactive step toward professional growth! Here are some common questions and their answers.

As the UFT’s fourth president, serving from 1998 to 2009, Randi Weingarten led the union through a period of economic instability, two contentious city administrations and mounting attacks on the labor movement and public education. She relished...

Contact information for UFT headquarters, borough offices, departments and hotlines. Use it to find email addresses, phone numbers and maps for key locations.

Speech teachers have seniority and excessing rights in their schools. Members cannot be moved from a school unless there is a compelling reason for the excessing situation. If there is more than one speech teacher in the school, the senior teacher in...

Brilliant and articulate, no one ever doubted that Rebecca Simonson had a way with words. But it wasn't so much poetry as strategy that led the leader of the Teachers Guild in the 1940s to compare organizing to "opening a flower one petal at a time."

Learn about the health and wellness programs the UFT supports with our partners and about our partners in promoting the health of our students, colleagues and communities.

Department of Education and City Salary Schedules

As part of its campaign to raise awareness about bullying and intolerance, the United Federation of Teacher’s BRAVE Program (Building Respect, Acceptance and Voice through Education) sponsors an annual video contest.

Read the most recent biweekly issue of the Chapter Leader Update with the latest information and guidance for UFT chapter leaders.

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.

Like the others who gave up their nights and weekends for the collective bargaining campaign in 1961, June Temple was a dutiful foot soldier. She could live with the long exhausting hours and no pay — not even car fare. But for some there were worse...

Alice Marsh, the UFT's first legislative rep in Albany, was the only child of a working single mother who insisted she go on to high school while the rest of her elementary school graduating class went off to work.

They made for an odd couple. Henry Linville, soft-spoken and almost courtly, with neither the temperament nor talent for personal confrontation. Not so his longtime and much younger sidekick Abraham Lefkowitz. “He was a fighter,” remembers Ruben...

Not far from the UFT’s Park Avenue South headquarters, Al Shanker sits stiffly in the study of his apartment. Physically, he’s not himself.

15 benefits of the UFT's Retired Teachers Chapter

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

Find more resources about special classes.

Over the years, the United Federation of Teachers has grown to include many different kinds of educators and school-based professionals who share common interests and concerns. These various groups have formed chapters of their own, known as...

The New York State Education Department requires all teachers who are seeking initial or permanent state certification to take this workshop. School staffers learn techniques and practical approaches to avoid and defuse violent situations in school.

Learn more about opportunties through NYIT.

Planning to retire? Here's the information you need.

Access UFT salary schedules for teachers and all other UFT-represented roles. Learn about salary steps, differentials, and longevity increases.

See links related to pension and retirement.

ALL MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS Descriptions of master’s degree programs have been provided to the UFT Course Program by the collaborating colleges or universities. Any problem, issues or concerns regarding this information or your academic status must...

In 1960, Si Beagle was one of the city's few supervisors to go out on strike, walking the picket line alone at Bronx's JHS 113. "I had no choice. How could I look in the mirror and rationalize it. Here Mr. Big Shot. Talks, talks, talks, but he ends...

Karen Alford is vice president for elementary schools. She spearheads the union's United Community Schools initiative, which strengthens schools by offering wraparound health and social services in the school building for the entire community.

Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, has led the union’s efforts to transform education in New York City and to secure the rights to jobs, justice and freedom for all New Yorkers.

Public schools in New York city may hire external teachers (not currently employed by the Department of Education) in certain license areas and are restricted in others.

I have been a teacher for only six years, but 9/11 was pivotal in making me one.

See the FAQ below for answers to common questions about the SHIP program for retired members.