A coalition of 22 state attorneys general, led by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold existing law that protects the right of public-sector unions to...
After decades of leaking oil from ExxonMobil operations polluted the land and water of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, four schools, PS 31, PS 34, PS 110 and MS 126, partnered with the National Wildlife Federation to launch the Greenpoint Eco-Schools Project...
The UFT has released a new 30-second TV ad that welcomes the recent shift away from high-stakes tests in New York State. “Less testing. Greater focus on learning,” the announcer says. “That’s a start, but there’s more to do. Let’s work together to...
“The Friedrichs case is about people’s right to organize and advocate on their own behalf,” says UFT President Michael Mulgrew in this six-minute video that every UFT member should watch. “If Friedrichs goes in a bad place for us, it would diminish...