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Pirouetting into the future
Students in the Career and Technical Education dance program at Talent Unlimited HS in Manhattan learn not only technique and performance but also how to choreograph, produce and direct.
‘Teach-ins’ prepare educators for contract fight
UFT members are prepared to fight for the contract they deserve. That was the message resonating across the city on Jan. 30, as educators gathered in their schools for “teach-ins” led by members of each school’s Contract Action Team.
‘No debate’ on class sizes
UFT President Michael Mulgrew told the Delegate Assembly on March 15 that, despite Mayor Eric Adams’ comments to the contrary, the city must comply with new class-size requirements that have been funded by the state.
Taking BRAVE steps to end bullying
Two factors have contributed to the increase in bullying in recent years: the pervasiveness of social media and lingering stress from the pandemic. But no matter the reason, the surge has prompted educators to address the issue more urgently.
Testimony on updating New York State's Foundation Aid formula
UFT Assistant Secretary Michael Sill submitted testimony before the Rockefeller Institute of Government's public hearing on updating the state's Foundation Aid formula.
Professionalism: Assuring Teacher Quality
Given the attacks on public education, the widespread frustration with the seemingly slow pace of reform, the focus on teacher competence and the public perception that teacher unions, despite proof to the contrary, oppose reform, the UFT established...
Community partners
The UFT works with dozens of parent and community organizations in its advocacy for New York City students and schools.
Class Size Training Webinar Presentation Deck
This presentation was given in Oct. 2024 jointly by the DOE, UFT and the CSA on the NY State class size law.
Article Fifteen — Excessing, Layoff and Recall
A. Excessing Where there is a reduction in positions at a work location, the junior employee in the affected title shall be excessed. In the event of reduction in part-time positions at a work location, the junior part-time employee in the title is...
About the Federation Of Nurses/UFT
Representing approximately 5,000 nurses, the Federation of Nurses/ UFT is among New York City’s leading unions of healthcare professionals.
Certification for new teachers and paraprofessionals
Over the past decade, state certification requirements have changed several times and will continue to change as new state regulations are put in place. To help members find their way, the union has a team of UFT consultants and educational liaisons.
Article Thirteen — Vacancies
13.1 Posting. When a job vacancy in the bargaining unit exists, VNSNY Home Care shall post a notice of such opening in each Region/Program office for at least five (5) workdays and an Employee who desires to bid on the position shall do so in writing...
Article Seven — School-Wide Bonus
The Board and the UFT jointly support, and pledge to work together to implement on a pilot basis, a school-wide based bonus program pursuant to which educators will be awarded substantial cash bonuses for student achievement gains. The program will...
Article Thirty-Nine — School-Wide Bonus Program
As set forth in Article 15 of the 2003-07 collective bargaining agreement covering paraprofessionals, the New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers jointly support, and pledge to work together to implement on a pilot...
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a disorder of the hand (caused by swollen tendons in the wrist) resulting from repetitious, forceful motion of the hands and wrists.
What to do when an in-service member dies
See benefits that may be received by the beneficiaries and/or family members after an in-service member passes away.
Student Debt Relief Program
Everything you need to know about the UFT's Student Debt Relief Program and the status of federal student-debt forgiveness.
Arbitrator rules in union’s favor on medical accommodations
An independent arbitrator has upheld the union's position and ruled that the city must offer work outside school buildings to immunocompromised members who — even vaccinated — are at high risk of contracting serious illness from a COVID-19 infection...
ENL integrated co-teaching
When I began my teaching career in 2007, more than a quarter of the students at my Queens elementary school were English language learners. Each year, our school seemed to shift its strategy for English as a New Language instruction in a fresh...
Reaping what they sew
A unique new elective at Eleanor Roosevelt HS on Manhattan's Upper East Side designed by computer science teacher Susan Ettenheim and known as Patterns of the World, allows students to apply computer science principles to the visual arts.
Find your tribe
UFT members have an opportunity to connect with like-minded colleagues on a deeper level, thanks to a unionwide invigoration of UFT professional committees and a new enrollment process that makes it much easier to participate.
Class struggles: The UFT story, part 3
The Big Bang theory may be right about the origin of the universe, but it isn’t much help when it comes to explaining the making of a union. Like other unions, the UFT didn’t just explode onto the scene in 1960.
Provider Health & Wellness FAQs
The UFT has compiled the following questions and answers to assist family child care providers with details on our unique Provider Wellness program.
Lesson Study Guide
Lesson Study is a standards-based collaborative process used to improve instruction. One of the goals of this instructional planning model is to identify academic achievement gaps and students’ challenges. Teachers will then examine and refine...
Finding common cause: The early years
The irony is stunning. As the UFT prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Department of Education has announced its plans to close the school where the first stirrings of teacher unionism began here almost a century ago.
Overview of NYC employee/retiree health care
In the last 20 years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, national hospital costs have tripled, and other medical charges have more than doubled, far outpacing increases in average family income.
Contract 2023: Time, the workday and remote work
Educators have more autonomy to decide when and how to do their out-of-classroom work. Read more details.
Nurses charge NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn puts patients at risk by ignoring mandated staff/patient ratios
On hundreds of occasions in the last 18 months, patients at NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn have been put at risk by the understaffing of nurses and aides, including in the hospital’s Intensive and Critical Care units. The Federation of Nurses/UFT...
Strategies to help new immigrant students
The influx of students from new-immigrant families these past few years has presented many challenges for New York City public school educators. Here are some proven strategies to support them.
Bring a Scientist to Class (It’s Easier Than You Think)
STEM has a long history of being exclusionary, and some students have a hard time imagining themselves in such roles. Bringing real scientists into the classroom, especially ones who share students’ backgrounds, helps expand that vision, middle...