The Federation of Nurses/UFT is in a pitched battle with NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn over short staffing that the union contends is putting patients at risk.


The diet-health connection established in the 1980's is evolving, in the 1990's, into a diet-health-environment connection. This unit will illustrate how our daily choices in the areas o diet, exercise, recreation hobbies and attitudes affect not...

A. Mission To achieve success and outstanding results through a truly collaborative environment for all schools at all levels among the key stakeholders responsible for educating New York City’s schoolchildren – teachers and other school-based staff...

A. Special Assignments Special assignments are assignments to the truancy patrol team, the court unit, and such other special assignments as may be created after September 9, 1987. Notice of special assignment positions shall be posted City-wide...

The UFT consultation committee, led by the school chapter leader, meets monthly with the principal to discuss and attempt to resolve issues at the school level. As of May 7, more than 14,000 issues were raised in consultation committee meetings this...

The seasons, like everything in life, are transient. Before summer passes, let it remind us to rest and be gentle with our bodies and minds.

Salaries and Differentials back to top The salaries and differentials of day school teachers and the eligibility requirements therefor are set forth in pertinent part in Appendix A which is attached to and made a part of this Agreement Staff...

We have a City Council that is considering passing a once-in-a-generation bill that would make physical space per student into administrative code, to make it the city’s responsibility to give each child the physical space they deserve to remain safe...

Teachers not covered by the new evaluation and support system will continue to be evaluated in the same way as previous years.