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Q&A on Excessing

Excessing is the process of reducing staff in a particular school or office when the number of available positions in a title or license area in that school is lower than the number of people in the school who require an assignment in that title or...

City and state elected officials, business and non-profit leaders, labor and community organizations support the UFT school health and safety plan

A school health and safety plan proposed by the United Federation of Teachers continues to draw broad support from civic leaders. The UFT's position is unless all safeguards are in place, a school cannot open.

Red Apple Welfare Fund Guide - retired members

View or download the Red Apple guide to UFT Welfare Fund health benefits for retired members and their families.

Humane Education Resource Guide

A guide for elementary school teachers in New York State.

Article Eight — Education Reform

School-Based Management/Shared Decision-Making (SBM / SDM) back to top 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...

United Federation of Teachers: 50 Years book

A PDF version of the limited edition book produced for the UFT's 50th anniversary in 2010. [This image-heavy file is relatively large (21 MB).]

Welfare Fund Green Apple benefits booklet for in-service members

View or download the Green Apple guide to UFT Welfare Fund health benefits for in-service members and their families.

Reflections in Poetry and Prose 2025

Welcome to the 32nd volume of Re lections in Poetry and Prose. Reflections in Poetry and Prose is a yearly collection of published writings by UFT retirees enrolled in our UFTWF Retiree Programs Si Beagle Learning Center creative writing courses.