Workers’ Compensation is a form of insurance. Most employers must carry this insurance for workers who are injured or become ill because of their jobs.

Our first efforts were to demonstrate to the state elected officials that childcare providers have problems and there is strong support for forming a union. We proved this by collecting more than 6,000 union card signatures of the 32,000 child care...

The UFT's BRAVE campaign aims to combat bullying in our schools. Short for Building Respect, Acceptance and Voice through Education, the BRAVE campaign provides educators with the tools, knowledge and support to be pro-active in confronting and...

It is the practice in many schools to prepare a draft of the IEP or sections of the IEP before the IEP team meeting. Learn more »

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

State regulations require students with disabilities placed together for purposes of special education (including integrated co-teaching) to be grouped by similarity of individual needs in accordance with the four need areas: academic achievement...

SI BEAGLE SPRING 2021 VIRTUAL TRIPS – STILL AVAILABLE!! Please send a note and/or registration form with the trip(s) you would like to register for and make the check(s) payable to UFTWF Retiree Programs. Mail to UFTWF Retiree Programs, 52 Broadway...

There’s nothing like the ring of that last school bell. Here are some fun after-school and weekend activities for children of all ages and their parents.

Someone from the office came to the classroom door, and told me that the World Trade Center was on fire, and not to let the children look out the window. Knowing that my son Keith, a medic with New York Hospital would be there, I was concerned, but...

A week earlier I had introduced my students to writing a journal. Give details, I told them. Let readers see and feel what you describe. One student volunteered to read aloud her first entry. She wrote of a trip taken with her family to Connecticut...

My third graders were working on a writing project when the classroom phone rang. The office said to pack up one of my students because she was going home. I no sooner got her packed up when the phone rang again and two more students were going home...

Members and their spouse or domestic partner who are also members are entitled to Special Coordination of Benefits (SCOB) when the Scheduled Benefit Plan covers both.

Richard Mantell is the UFT vice president for middle schools. He received his bachelor’s degree in business management and finance from Brooklyn College, his master’s degree in education with a concentration in guidance counseling from Long Island...

Representatives from various UFT departments are available to visit your school to speak with your members about important issues.

Political action, including legislative efforts, are vitally important to the welfare of our schools, our members and our union.

Forest, meadows, parks, seashores, tidal estuaries and marshes throughout the United States attract and sustain a rich diversity of both seasonal and permanent wildlife species. Even urban environments attract a wide variety of wildlife. New York...

We believe that there now exists a historic opportunity to build peace in Ireland. The start of the talks process is one expression of the great potential which has now presented itself. This process belongs to us all and should be informed by as...

This is what we've been waiting for: online access to our payroll history. No more waiting for paper pay stubs. All regular pay and 683 summer program pay information is available through this DOE site.

Teacher Union Day, which is celebrated each year in the fall, commemorates the strike that put the newly formed UFT on the path to being the activist organization that it is today. On this day, we honor the past leaders who inspire us and celebrate...

On this page you'll find links to frequently requested information about special education.

The following FAQs address common member questions about the NYC Employees PPO Plan (NYCE PPO) plan.

It was a clear morning of possibilities, a primary election day. The day itself was one of those brilliant pre-autumnal gifts that late summer offers in the weeks following Labor Day, meant to make people feel good as they went about their ordinary...

Our contract includes a provision that allows teachers to challenge procedural flaws in their observations and/or other aspects of their evaluation. This “streamlined process to resolve APPR compliance issues” has come to be known as the APPR...

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.

This unit will aquatint students with some of the Medical Research Modernization Committee's concerns about the scientific value of animal research. It will also suggest a variety of non-animal methodologies that could be used as alternatives to...

Teachers not covered by the new evaluation and support system will continue to be evaluated in the same way as previous years.

What you need to know to complete your renewal application for Family Child Care and Group Family Child Care.

Literacy is the foundation for so much of what we teach in school, but teaching children to become proficient readers and writers is a complex task. It’s no wonder that the AFT has proclaimed, "Teaching reading is rocket science!"

I was a science teacher at the High School for Leadership and Public Service, located less than 500 yards from the South Tower. I was there on 9-11-01 and evacuated kids to Battery Park.

The UFT Health & Safety committee offers environmental health workshops to our members on staff development days, extended days, union meetings, etc. If you would like to have one of these workshops offered at your school, please contact us.