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Roll with the UFT all summer long!
From professional development to help finding child care and support for mental health challenges, the UFT has educators covered all summer long.
Retiree FAQ Page
We've compiled some of our most frequently-asked questions for our members looking for information about retirement and UFT retiree benefits.
Article Five — Licensure, Assignment and Appointment
A. Regularized Licensure The Board of Education shall provide for the regular licensure of school secretary personnel consistent with the needs of the instructional program and subject to applicable law and the by-laws of the Board of Education. The...
Good Riddance to NYC’s Absent Teacher Reserve Pool. It Was a Bad Idea from the Start.
The Absent Teacher Reserve pool — an initiative that wasted both teacher talent and taxpayer funds — is coming to an end. Its demise is long overdue.
Celebrating 10 years of DASA training
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)...
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.
Mindfulness matters
The Day of Wellness for Educators event in Queens on Sept. 14 was a great experience. We were able to practice yoga, pickleball and aqua Zumba, to name a few of the activities. Goldie Hawn was informative about her organization, MindUP.
Opening day faculty conference school safety presentation deck
Opening day emergency procedures and violence prevention training, DOE presentation deck
‘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.
OP 44: Application for Termination Pay for Pedagogues
Upon resignation, termination or retirement, pedagogues are entitled to receive half of their sick leave balance (up to 100 days).
3D Breast Cancer Screening Program
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths for American women. A simple screening can help detect breast cancer early, with potentially life-saving results. As a UFT member, you have access to a very effective breast cancer screening...
Cultivating gratitude
The garden at PS 146 in Howard Beach, Queens, is a place of learning and encourages gratitude, and therefore responsibility, for the natural world.
Provider/Program Enrollment or Update Request Form
Administration for Children's Services Division of Child Care/Head Start Child Care Support Services; Provider / Program Enrollment or Update Request
United Community Schools Uniquely Human Workshop
Register for a free UCS professional learning session titled Uniquely Human. Autism is not an illness, it’s a different way of being human. Autistic children progress through developmental stages just as other children do. Students on the spectrum don’t need to be “fixed,” but rather, understood. You will walk away from this workshop with tools and strategies to better address your students’ needs.
Seasonal self-care
Whether you’re looking to rest, reset, or grow, our Seasonal Self-Care group provides a supportive space to nurture your wellness and carry sustainable self-care practices into the seasons ahead.
Middle Schools Conference
The UFT’s Middle Schools Conference was back on April 9 after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, with workshops on social and emotional wellness, culturally responsive STEAM classrooms, integrated co-teaching and other topics.
Article Five — Hours of Work
5.1 Normal Workday For the purposes of determining application of an Employee’s regular compensation rate, the Employee’s normal workday will be seven and one-quarter (7.25) work hours for Employees working a five-day workweek, nine and one quarter...
A Parent's Guide to Common Core Learning
The NYS PTA and NYSUT partnered to create this brochure to help parents understand the Common Core.
What is the student debt relief program?
The Student Debt Relief program is a special members-only program to help you navigate the federal public service loan forgiveness program and the federal Title 1 forgiveness program. We have partnered with an outside firm so that our members have...
HIPAA: Protected Health Information Authorization Form (PHI Form)
You may authorize the UFT to use/disclose your protected health information by filling out this form.
Unfair funding
It's time for the Department of Education’s Fair Student Funding formula to live up to its name and provide New York City public schools with the resources to help all our children succeed. The per-pupil funding formula that has determined the...
Article Four — Pension and Retirement Program
A. Annuity Fund The Board shall contribute at the rate of $400 per year to the Teachers' Retirement System to be credited monthly to the annuity account of each attendance teacher who is at the maximum step of his/her salary schedule. The Board will...
Advertise
The United Federation of Teachers accepts advertising in its newspaper, the New York Teacher, and on its website. For advertising inquiries, please contact UFT sales representative Jacqueline Gottlieb at jgottlieb [at] uft [dot] org (jgottlieb[at]uft[dot]org) or 212-598-7735.
Testimony of Michael Mulgrew on New York City's preliminary budget
UFT President Michael Mulgrew delivered testimony before the New York City Council Committee on Education on the city's preliminary budget for fiscal year 2026.