Restriction on Union Activities back to top No teacher shall engage in Union activities during the time he/she is assigned to teaching or other duties, except that members of the Union's negotiating committee and its special consultants shall, upon...

A. Applicability School secretary assistants and bilingual school secretary assistants (assistants) shall serve under all terms and conditions of this Agreement applicable to substitute school secretaries except: Assistants are not eligible to serve...

We designed the Chapter Leader Hub to provide a one-stop-shop for the documents, forms and guidance you need in your crucial work as a UFT chapter leader. The hub is packed with information specific to your school chapter and contains the forms...

No, and here’s why: Virtual learning is described in the 2023 MOA with the goal of becoming “the first major public-school system to develop, implement and expand high-quality virtual instruction and related services, for all students who choose this...

In accordance with the LOBA determination and award in Case No. IA-1-85, the following shall apply: Effective July 1, 1983 and thereafter, the Employer’s cost for each contract for each Employee under age 65 and for each retiree under age 65 who...

In the past our chapter has received some special education complaints about speech teachers/providers doing class coverages.

In accordance with the LOBA determination and award in Case No. IA-1-85, the following shall apply: Effective July 1, 1983 and thereafter, the Employer's cost for each contract for each Employee under age 65 and for each retiree under age 65 who...

UFT in-service and retiree members comment on everything from the need for the DOE to promptly reimburse occupational and physical therapists to the benefit of school cellphone bans.

UFT Vice President for Elementary Schools Karen Alford writes that our schools are more than academic institutions. They are caring institutions and, as educators, we understand that caring for the communities we work in is part of teaching and...

The UFT fought alongside our state affiliate, NYSUT, for amendments to some of the state regulations that govern certification so that educators are not penalized by the interruptions caused by the pandemic.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Southern District of New York, asserts the DOE has put students and staff who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing at risk by refusing to install an appropriate emergency notification system that would alert deaf members of the...

Three streets on Staten Island have been renamed to remember educators who died during the Covid pandemic. Two of those streets are near IS 24 in Great Kills and honor Sharon Nearby and Melissa Kruppa, early victims of the virus. The third street, in...

Susan Kramer has always been the type of person that people gravitate toward when they are struggling with a life dilemma or need advice and support. After retiring at the end of the 2020-21 school year, she saw an ad for a course with the United...

The UFT Welfare Fund has expanded our relationship with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) to offer NYC public school professionals access to the Talking with Children About Cancer program.

The UFT offers many programs and services for teachers to help them hone their skills and meet certification and licensing requirements. The union also offers courses to help teachers prepare for state exams and workshops to fulfill requirements for...

The following email was sent from UFT President Michael Mulgrew to a group of DOE functional chapters including school counselors on Monday, Oct. 11.

The following information was sent in an email from Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson on Sept. 28, 2022.

The UFT has joined with other unions and health care advocates in the Coalition for Affordable Hospitals. The coalition’s first action was to launch a petition calling on the heads of the five major hospital systems in New York City to agree to fair...

The process for determining whether or not you will get tenure is rigorous, and tenure is not automatic at the end of the probationary period. You must: 1) be recommended for tenure by your principal; 2) be granted tenure by your superintendent; 3)...

The newly expanded career ladder for teachers offers them opportunities to be instructional leaders and compensation for their time and commitment.

The United Federation of Teachers will support legislative efforts to restore employee protection for the workforce transporting New York City's students on school buses and will continue introducing students to unionized careers.

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. 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...

It is the declared objective of the parties to encourage the prompt and informal resolution of special complaints not covered by the grievance procedure and to dispose of such complaints as they arise and to provide recourse to orderly procedures for...

Thousands of UFT members and parents came together this fall to press the City Council to pass groundbreaking legislation that would reduce class sizes in city public schools by a quarter to a third. The union gathered nearly 40,000 signatures in...

It is the declared objective of the parties to encourage the prompt and informal resolution of special complaints not covered by the grievance procedure and to dispose of such complaints as they arise and to provide recourse to orderly procedures for...

It is the declared objective of the parties to encourage the prompt and informal resolution of special complaints not covered by the grievance procedure and to dispose of such complaints as they arise and to provide recourse to orderly procedures for...

It is the declared objective of the parties to encourage the prompt and informal resolution of special complaints not covered by the grievance procedure and to dispose of such complaints as they arise and to provide recourse to orderly procedures for...

The Municipal Labor Committee and the city reached a tentative agreement with EmblemHealth and UnitedHealthcare on Aug. 28 on a new health care plan for in‑service city workers, pre-Medicare city retirees and their families.

As chapter leader, your responsibilities include the following: Holding at least six regularly scheduled chapter meetings each year. Forming a chapter consultation committee,meeting monthly with the committee and the principal, and reporting the...