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Short-term disability
In-service UFT members have the protection of a short-term disability plan that can provide valuable income when personal illness renders them temporarily unable to work.
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Become a member of the UFT!
Injured on the Job
Teachers and other school staff injured or made sick on the job have important rights and benefits. However, in order to access these, you must follow certain procedures. The UFT is dedicated to guiding injured and ill members through the process —...
Resolution on member engagement during contract negotiations
The UFT will continue to raise our collective voices towards achieving a fair, just and representative contract.
Guidance for members on rating appeals processes
Learn how to file a rating appeal and the process for review.
What are the first steps that pedagogues who get injured at school need to take?
You must notify your administration within 24 business hours of any accident or injury on school grounds or while on school business. Complete the DOE’s Comprehensive Injury Report and return it to your principal. Inform your chapter leader as soon...
Brief Chronology of the Life of Albert Shanker
Albert Shanker was born to immigrants from Czarist Russia, Morris, who delivered newspapers, and Mamie, a garment worker holding union cards in both the International Ladies Garment Workers Union and Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union.
Open Market Transfer Plan
If you want a new opportunity, wish to work closer to home or have been placed in excess, the Open Market Transfer Plan gives you the chance to apply for a position at another school. This Q&A addresses the most commonly asked questions about the...
Switching schools
Ready to apply for a new opportunity or wish to transfer to a new school? This Q and A explains what educators need to know about the Open Market Transfer Plan.
Lack of ratings won’t affect observations
After weeks of negotiations, the DOE agreed to change its position that the lack of ratings in 2019–20 should be a determining factor in the number and type of observations that teachers are required to have this school year. Any tenured teacher...
Excused absences
Find out about excused absences — occasions aside from personal illness — when UFT members (teachers, appointed pedagogues and other titles, such as paraprofessionals) are entitled to be absent from work but still get paid without using their CAR, or...
RESPECT for Paraprofessionals
The RESPECT check is now law! All of our hard work has gotten us to this moment. Paraprofessionals can expect to receive their first RESPECT payment in January.
Teacher Union Day 2026
Register to attend Teacher Union Day, our annual commemoration of the strike that put the newly formed UFT on the path to becoming the activist organization it is today. The power of our union is in all of its members. Each year the UFT honors past leaders who continue to inspire us and recognize current members who are leading us into the future. There will be a continental breakfast and post-awards reception.
Special Education Rules, Regulations and Resources Presentation Deck
Special Education Rules, Regulations and Resources Presentation Deck
Article Nine — Payroll Deduction of Union Dues
An Employee who desires to become a member of the Union or an agency fee payer may execute a written authorization in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit B. Â Upon receipt of such authorization from an Employee the School will, pursuant to such...
What are the responsibilities of a chapter leader?
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...
Provider Wellness: Financials
Will I have to provide financial documents in order for Provider Wellness to determine what level of benefits I qualify for? No. Provider Wellness is open to all NYC-based family child care providers with at least one HRA/ACS child in care...
Teacher’s Choice is back
UFT-represented educators once again are eligible for reimbursement for some of their out-of-pocket classroom expenses through Teacher’s Choice.
Teacher’s Choice stays steady
UFT-represented educators will receive roughly the same Teacher's Choice alloment as last year to reimburse them for some of their out-of-pocket expenses for supplemental instructional supplies and materials of their choice.
Optional drug rider reimbursement up to $900
Beginning in March, UFT retirees can expect a partial reimbursement from the UFT Welfare Fund -- for as much as $900 for some retirees -- for the cost of an optional prescription drug rider.
Hochul state budget plan ‘best I’ve seen’
UFT President Michael Mulgrew lauded Gov. Kathy Hochul’s state budget proposal, telling the Delegate Assembly on Jan. 19 that “the starting place for the budget is the best I have ever seen since I’ve been president.”
Love thyself
The longest relationship any of us will have is with ourselves. It’s worth putting time and energy into that relationship and celebrating yourself.
Unafraid to speak up and speak out
UFT members share first-person accounts recounting their success resolving issues through the special education complaint process. The process is a powerful tool to safeguard students' welfare as well as members' workplace rights and members should...
Connect with us
Learn how to join our union, sign up for communications and ways to contact and connect with us.
Teacher’s Choice amounts to hold steady
The popular Teacher’s Choice program continues this school year, with eligible UFT-represented educators receiving a reimbursement for some of the supplemental instructional supplies they buy.
Extended Use Training for School Staff Powerpoint Presentation
Extended Use Training PowerPoint presentation for School Secretaries
Retiree Toolkit: Turning 65/Applying for Medicare
Booklet about applying for Medicare once a member turns 65
New teachers join UFT’s ranks
About 1,500 new teachers became proud new members of the UFT at the opening day of the Department of Education’s annual New Teacher Week.
In sickness and in death
It’s always a good idea to speak with your family about what to do in the event of a debilitating illness or death. Here is a list of topics to discuss with your family and the legal documents you should have. Let trusted family members know where...
Paraprofessional absences
The UFT explains paraprofessionals' rights and obligations in terms of being absent from work.