In most cases, a grievance must be filed within 30 school days from the time you have knowledge of the act or condition that violates the contract. However, in certain types of grievances, the time limits are shorter. For example, all reorganization...

In elementary and middle/intermediate schools, the contract is silent on class sizes for music instruction. It is the Union’s position that no class in elementary school should exceed 32 students (25 for kindergarten and 18 for pre-K) or 33 students...

No. According to federal law, the IEP team — which includes the parent and the teachers and related service providers who work with the student — is responsible for developing, reviewing and revising the IEP of a student with a disability (see the...

UFT members have been falsely accused of sexual misconduct or physical abuse involving students.

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza issued guidance from the DOE to schools about March parent-teacher conferences.

Joel I. Klein Chancellor Department of Education 52 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007 December 17, 2007 Randi Weingarten President United Federation of Teachers 52 Broadway New York, NY 10002 Dear Ms. Weingarten: The parties have agreed to the...

Excessing is the process of reducing staff in a particular school when there is a reduction in the number of available positions in a title or license area. There are times when a school reduces the size of its faculty, such as when it experiences an...

You may take time following the death of a family member without loss of CAR days. If your parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, spouse or domestic partner, or parent of spouse or domestic partner or any other relative or step-relative of...

BOARD OF EDUCATION of the City of New York 110 Livingston Street Brooklyn , N.Y. 11201 MEMORANDUM November 13, 1972 To: Community School Board Chairman All Superintendents Re: Building Security for School Secretaries: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: It was...

The UFT frequently offers CTLE workshops to members. Many UFT conferences also include CTLE workshops. You can see the latest opportunities on the UFT website. The AFT’s educational webinars grant CTLE hours for participating. Often professional...

The Union and the Board recognize that strikes and other forms of work stoppages by school secretaries are contrary to law and public policy. The Union and the Board subscribe to the principle that differences shall be resolved by peaceful and...

On June 10, 2002, the following understanding was reached regarding the Mentor Teacher Internship Program: The Mentor Advisory Selection Committee, subject to selection criteria, recommends teachers and retirees to Superintendents for approval to act...

See resources for members on contractual guidance and other important information for middle school UFT members.

Librarians are valuable colleagues in schools, but often their role is misunderstood. Here is a FAQ to answer many of the questions you may have.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew submitted testimony before the New York City Council Committee on Education's oversight hearing on mayoral control.

Learn the basics about the UFT, a trade union of teachers, nurses and other education and health professionals in New York City.

Politics is union business. In hard economic times, political action is needed more than ever. Every member needs to enroll in UFT COPE.

Kindergartners from PS/MS 207 in Howard Beach took a class trip to the 300-year-old Queens County Farm on Jan. 23. The students were in the midst of a literacy unit comparing present and past, and the children had come to the farm to witness some of...

The UFT chapter leader of Vision Education Services revamped the program's website for the Department of Education.

Hundreds of children, families and educators were able to expand their home and school libraries thanks to more than 11,000 free books given away by the AFT and the UFT on March 19 during the “Reading Opens the World” Family Literacy and Book Fair at...

For more than a century, the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) has ensured that UFT members and their families have a financially secure future, and today the TRS membership includes more than 200,000 in-service members, retirees and beneficiaries.

Marjorie Wilson, the first chapter leader of the UFT's LYFE chapter and the teen parenting program's first social worker at LYFE's start 42 years ago, has been honored by the Retired Teachers Chapter for her decades of service.

UFT members expressed their growing concern with the Trump administration’s policies and the threat of cuts to education funding by rallying in the streets and wearing red in schools as part of an AFT national Day of Action.

The union's third annual UFT Family Day served up a lot of "UFT love" in the form of carnival games, bounce houses, food galore and more to members and their families at a sports complex on Long Island.

About 200 members gathered for a day of self-care, reflection and community at the UFT’s annual HERstory Celebration Brunch in honor of Women’s History Month.
The event, organized by UFT Vice President Janella Hinds, was designed to support members'...

Teacher Jacqueline Armento's development and coordination of the Law Institute at John Bowne HS in Queens earned her recognition at this year’s UFT Career and Technical Education Awards night, where she received a UFT CTE Educators Award.

Zohran Mamdani's election is great news for union members and for the UFT. Never before have we had a mayor who is a stronger champion of workers, labor unions and ordinary New Yorkers.


A. School-Based Management/Shared Decision-Making (SBM/SDM) The Union and the Board agree that SBM/SDM is a process in which all members of the school community collaborate in identifying issues, defining goals, formulating policy and implementing...

UFT President Michael Mulgrew testified before the New York City Council Committee on Finance regarding the city's fiscal year 2023 executive budget and capital commitment plan.

A. Applicable Provisions Substitute School Secretary Interns shall serve under the terms and conditions of this Agreement except as otherwise set forth in this Article or elsewhere in this Agreement. B. Inapplicable Provisions The following...

These precedent-setting arbitration decisions can help you determine what grievances to file and which contract articles to cite.

Department of Education Carmen Fariña, Chancellor Adam Ross United Federation of Teachers 52 Broadway New York, New York 10007 Dear Adam: In the event a Peer Validator concurs with a principal's assessment of a teacher's performance and the...

ADAPT Network, formerly known as the UCP of NYC Chapter, represents teachers, teacher assistants, direct care workers, clinicians, and other support staff in UCP’s school, Article 16 clinic, adult day programs and residential sites in Brooklyn...

A health insurance provider has filed a lawsuit against the City of New York challenging the process used to award the contract for the new NYC Medicare Advantage Plus Plan for New York City retirees who are eligible for Medicare.