Follow along as the 2nd-grade students in Jacqueline Velten and Melissa Hamm’s integrated co-teaching class at PS 54 on Staten Island travel to the Staten Island Museum to experience “Art Now: Watercolor Fun,” one of 20 class trips the museum offers...

The Delegate Assembly of the United Federation of Teachers, the union’s highest policy-making body, today endorsed City Council Speaker Corey Johnson in the Democratic primary race for City Comptroller, and former State Deputy Attorney General Alvin...

On Oct. 8, with just three months left in his term, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans to phase out the gifted-and-talented program in New York City public schools. But Eric Adams, de Blasio’s likely successor, has ideas about the program that...

An independent arbitrator has ordered the city to negotiate a new Medicare Advantage program with the Aetna insurance company in the next 25 days.

Lowering class sizes in New York City is not an experiment, a wish list item, an “unfunded mandate” or just another expenditure competing for city Department of Education funding. It’s the law.

NYSUT recently announced a new open enrollment period for its Catastrophe Major Medical Plan that helps provide coverage for out-of-pocket medical expenses if you have a serious medical issue. New members can only enroll between Sept. 8 and Oct. 13...

Teaching salaries have not kept pace with wages in professions where workers have similar education levels, according to a new Economic Policy Institute (EPI) report.


Effective school year 2005-2006, principals will advertise all vacancies. Interviews will be conducted by school-based human resources committees (made up of pedagogues and administration) with the final decision to be made by the principal...

Ten years ago, the UFT saved the jobs of 10,000 members by providing training on combating discrimination, bullying and harassment in schools The six hours of training was required by the then-new state law, the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)...

On that fateful day I was awakened by a phone call. At the time I had just gotten my bachelors degree in Production Management from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. I was still in the process of deciding if I was going into television production...

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The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) has launched a disaster relief drive to provide essential supplies and show our solidarity with the people of Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa.

The UFT, NYSUT, and AFT will work collaboratively with educational policymakers, school administrations, and industry partners to develop and implement support programs, thereby strengthening the overall quality and effectiveness of Career and...

The UFT expanded its free NYC Childcare Navigator to help city families see if they are eligible for federal WIC, SNAP, and housing benefits, as well as to find childcare that fits their needs and budgets.

How many children are missing from our schools? That’s the question the city Department of Education refuses to answer.

The UFT calls on the Panel for Educational Policy to end high-stakes standardized testing in grades 3-5 so schools and teachers can focus on curriculum that promotes students’ academic performance as well as their well-being.

More than 1,000 parents, some with children in tow, brought their own bags, boxes and containers to the First Book event at PS 257 in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Nov. 5 and carted off many of the 40,000 free books on offer.

The Federation of Nurses/ UFT has a long history of effective representation and strong advocacy for its members.

The Executive Board of the United Federation of Teachers Monday night unanimously approved a resolution instructing the union’s leadership to continue negotiating with the city with the intention of bringing to the union’s Delegate Assembly tomorrow...

Michael Mulgrew, the president of the United Federation of Teachers, argues New York City needs to have an aggressive testing and tracing policy in place if school buildings are to re-open in even a limited way in September.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued statements in response to two pieces of legislation in Albany, one on governance of NYC public schools and one proposing to lower class sizes.

January 31, 2006 Lucille Swaim Federation of Nurses/UFT 52 Broadway New York, NY 10004 Re: LPN Collective Bargaining Agreement between VNSNY Home Care and United Federation of Teachers Dear Ms. Swaim: This letter will confirm in connection with the...

Tax time is approaching and here's what educators should know what deductions they can take on their federal income taxes.

The UFT calls upon the DOE and NYSED to establish dedicated funding streams for CTE programs at the federal and state levels.

President Donald Trump’s so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” which the U.S. House of Representatives passed on May 22 and is now under consideration in the Senate, would spell disaster for public education and critical social services including...

The UFT will increase awareness of domestic violence by providing materials and professional development so that members in schools are aware of the signs of domestic violence and how to respond.

The city's new health care program can be implemented as planned, starting January 1, 2026, for 750,000 city employees, pre-Medicare retirees and their families, according to a ruling by New York State Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank.

The UFT and its Retiree Chapter will develop a comprehensive organizing campaign to defend Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid by developing a rapid response network and an ‘organizers tool kit.’