More than a hundred 3- and 4-year-olds with disabilities at the Mosaic Pre-K Centers in Queens will now receive the related services they need to thrive, the culmination of a two-year organizing effort by the union and the broader school community.


The UFT found that nearly 90% of the system’s current buildings could adopt the new class size guidelines by using administrative and similar spaces for instruction.

A. Eligibility and Selection of Lead Educational Associate The minimum requirements for this position will be a Bachelor’s Degree and any other requirements created by the Joint District UFT-DOE Selection Committee. A Lead Educational Associate will...

Enhanced student achievement, based upon high standards and expectations, must be the driving force behind every activity of New York City public schools. To accomplish this, we must reinvent schools so that decision-making is shared by those closest...

The Supplemental Health Insurance Program (SHIP), created by the UFT Retired Teachers Chapter to help members pay for out-of-pocket medical costs, continues to grow in enrollment and to enhance its reimbursement for benefits such as private-duty...

Have you ever had a Department of Health inspector come to your day care and write you up for a violation? Thought you were in compliance with all of the regulations only to be surprised you had missed something? Wished you had known the ins and outs...

Listed vertically down the left-hand side of the schedule are salary steps. An employee will move one step for each semester of satisfactory service. Listed horizontally across the top of each salary schedule are the salary differentials. An employee...

New state regulations mandating the testing for lead in water in all public New York schools went into effect on Sept. 6, 2016. To comply with these state laws, the DOE has been testing all water outlets in all New York City schools for lead. You can...

A. School Safety Plan The principal is charged with the responsibility of maintaining security, safety and discipline in the school. To meet this responsibility, he/she shall develop in collaboration with the Union chapter committee and the parents...

A. Restriction on Union Activities No employee shall engage in Union activities during the time he/she is assigned to duty, except that members of the Chapter’s negotiating committee and its special consultants shall, upon proper application, be...

“Be kind, rewind” is a slogan that disappeared with VHS tapes, but it succinctly illustrates the basic elements of kindness: Even a small, seemingly trivial act can make life a little better for someone you don’t know.

Once you attend an information session, you will receive an email that allows you to register. To sign up for an information session, go to: http://www.uft.org/our-benefits/student-debt-relief-program

The city's speech teachers and their students were honored at the UFT's Better Speeh and Hearing Celebration, where a wide variety of therapies that speech teachers provide were highlighted.

Three-quarters of the UFT members who cast ballots ratified a new contract that raises members’ salaries by 17.58% to 20.42% when compounded and gives educators more say over how and where they spend their out-of-classroom time. The agreement marked...

Your union is here to support you as you grow throughout your career. These are some UFT and DOE initiatives that provide professional development and assistance for new teachers.

City officials entered Shanker Hall on Oct. 13 for their first negotiating session with the UFT to face the 500 members of the union’s bargaining committee all dressed in union blue in an impressive display of solidarity and strength.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew submitted testimony before the New York City Council Committee on Education's hearing on the New York City preliminary budget for fiscal year 2027.

The United Federation of Teachers calls upon healthcare organizations to offer ongoing resources, education and professional development for those providing reproductive care in effort to decrease maternal mortality rates

A. Rates of Pay Part-Time Hourly Rates October 13, 2007 May 19, 2008 Level Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum I $24.17 $31.28 $25.46 $32.95 II $28.17 $35.75 $29.67 $37.66 III $32.23 $40.26 $33.95 $42.41 IV $36.29 $44.72 $38.23 $47.11 V $40.33 $49.22 $42...

UFT President Michael Mulgrew submitted testimony before the Rockefeller Institute of Government Foundation Aid Public Hearing.

Here are free and low-cost opportunities for teachers to supplement traditional classroom learning with other educational experiences.

A. Employee Files No material derogatory to an employee's conduct, service, character or personality shall be placed in the employee's file unless the employee has had an opportunity to read the material. The employee shall acknowledge that he/she...