More than 200 UFT member nurses from Lutheran Medical Center and other private health care agencies gathered at union headquarters on May 12 to honor “everyday nurse heroes.”

If you've already filed your retirement documents for health coverage and now want to change the date of your retirement, here's what you need to know.

Sweat and smiles were the theme of the day at the UFT's 1st annual 5K Family Run, held at MCU Park in Coney Island. Approximately 200 runners and walkers raised more than $10,000 for the UFT Disaster Relief Fund.

The tentative agreement between the city and the United Federation of Teachers is a good deal for the students, schools and communities we serve, in addition to the teachers themselves.

More than 400 people attended the District 21 UFT Scholarship Fund Dinner Dance on May 8 at the El Caribe Country Club in Brooklyn to honor teachers, union leaders and community partners.

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew read an extended excerpt from “This is Not a Test,” a book written by Jose Luis Vilson, a math coach at IS 52 in Inwood, at a book launch held at union headquarters on May 6. The book is part memoir, part ode to teaching and part challenge to teachers to speak up for themselves and for their students.

At PS 30 in East Harlem, one of the UFT’s original Community Learning Schools, teachers and parents use after-school time for a range of engaging activities including chess club, soccer club and Family Reading Nights.

The proposed teacher contract was approved by the UFT’s 89-member Executive Board on Monday, May 5.

The United Federation of Teachers and the de Blasio administration agreed Thursday on a teachers contract that fosters an environment that will move the profession forward. Instead of the “Hunger Games” atmosphere encouraged by the previous...