Hillary Clinton, endorsed by the UFT’s national affiliate the AFT, scored a decisive victory in the April 19 New York State Democratic presidential primary.

In a victory for unions nationwide, the California Court of Appeal on April 14 reversed a lower court decision that had thrown out teacher tenure and seniority rights for the state’s public school teachers.

A gallery of events throughout the 2015-16 school year.

More than 200 runners and walkers laced up their sneakers and headed for Coney Island on April 16 for the UFT’s third annual 5K run/walk. 


We created an expansive classroom library for our 2nd-graders that is rich in quantity and quality.

The Fight for 15 movement scored milestone victories this March as both California and New York State passed legislation to phase in a $15-per-hour wage floor over the next six years.

The idea of students bringing guns to school sets off alarm bells. But how about allowing educators to bring them?

Working together, 3rd- through 5th-grade chefs at the afternoon family cooking class at PS 37 in Springfield Gardens turned out delicious fish tacos, fluffy brown rice and a crunchy red cabbage salad that tasted as good as it looked.

A milestone and a loss. That could easily be the title of one of their original theater pieces: For the UFT Players, a group of retired educators who write and perform on stage annually, 2016 has brought both celebration and sorrow.