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“Children Above Politics” Day of Action

UFT members handed out leaflets outside schools and at transportation hubs across the city in a day of action on Jan. 14 to put pressure on Mayor Bloomberg to negotiate an evaluation system that helps teachers help kids.

2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools

Surrounded by students, parents, community partners and a large contingent of local elected officials who support the school, teachers and administrators at PS 34 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, celebrated that their school had been named a Blue Ribbon School.

Paraprofessional certification workshop

More than 400 paraprofessionals interested in finding out how to obtain their New York State certification had their questions answered at a Jan. 8 workshop held at UFT headquarters.

Noteworthy graduates: Marisa Tomei, actress

Marisa Tomei shot to national attention in 1992 in “My Cousin Vinny,” in which she played brash, foul-mouthed New York mechanic Mona Lisa Vito, a longtime fiancee (with her biological clock ticking) who is called to testify as an expert witness in a...

The Fiscal Cliff

The RTC resolves to urge President Obama and the Senate and House of Representatives to stand firm on protecting the interests of the middle and working classes and Americans supported by the social safety net, including opposition to cuts in...

Protecting the Future for Retired Americans

The members of the Retiree Chapter of the UFT resolve to embark on a “each one reach one teach one” program by contacting at least two fellow retirees and/or seniors among family, friends or neighbors to inform them of the deleterious effects of...

Homebuyer Seminars

The UFT, in partnership with the Mutual Housing Association of NY, sponsors a program to offer affordable housing opportunities in the city to UFT members, from co-op and condo to four-family homes. They are also available to counsel families at risk...