Roger Parente still gets up early. Only these days it’s to get in a game of tennis before the stifling mid-day heat of the Southern California desert sets in. Approaching 70, Parente is surprised how well a decade of retirement has agreed with him...

In the fall of 1961 a column appeared in the UFT’s newspaper, The United Teacher, under the byline: Albert Gordon. The writer, a social studies teacher from Brooklyn’s Samuel Tilden HS, told of his arrest the previous summer and his month-long...

Enteral formulas are liquid food products that are specially formulated and designed to increase the amount of various food elements and nutrients that will maintain proper physiological function of the body process. They may also be used to correct...

The UFT will campaign to establish fair and sustainable cost-of-living adjustments to pensions for retired UFT members and other city workers by significantly improving the COLA benefit.

The UFT calls for greater oversight by the DOE to ensure full compliance with our students' special education and English language learner mandates.

In a major reset, New York City is overhauling how reading is taught in early childhood and elementary school settings in public schools throughout the city. Over the next two years, elementary schools will be required to adopt one of three evidence...

Nat Levine will never forget the time his principal made the mistake of tangling with a young union organizer.

In order to become a member of the Union, an Employee will execute a written authorization in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. Upon receipt of such an authorization from an Employee, the Employer will, pursuant to such authorization deduct from...

The following salary adjustments are agreed to for the Employees covered by this Agreement: A. Salary Increases Effective July 1, 2008 each incumbent Employee (including Employees on leave who return to work) who was on payroll as July 1, 2008 shall...

A. Rates of Pay and Frequency of Payment During the term of this Agreement the pay rates per day applicable to day-to-day secretaries shall be: Effective Date Rate May 19, 2008 $115.61 May 1, 2013 $116.77 May 1, 2014 $117.94 May 1, 2015 $121.50 May 1...

This unit will enable students to identify monkeys and apes and the similarities they share with humans. Students will learn that monkeys and apes are animals, what they eat, where they live and how group members interact and cooperate. The...

These terms of use are entered into by and between You and The United Federation of Teachers (“ the Union", "we" or "us"). The following terms and conditions ("Terms of Use"), govern your access to and use of the website www.uft.org, including any...

This unit will provide information about the physical, behavioral and social needs of elephants. Students will explore the behaviors of elephants in the wild including family structure and relationships, home ranges, and diminishing habitat. Students...

Alaa Yousef was elected chapter leader at Park Slope Collegiate in Brooklyn this October, and in her first action in that role, she used the operational issues complaint process to get her members paid for instructional lunch periods. When those...

See what contract provisions apply to schools in Districts 75 and 79.

Since students who are English language learners or multilingual learners (ELLs/MLLs) may be assigned to ICT classes, the question of who is qualified to provide Integrated English as a New Language services in an ICT setting often arises.

The Municipal Labor Committee (MLC) and the city have reached a tentative agreement with EmblemHealth/UnitedHealthcare on a new health care plan for in‑service and pre-Medicare New York City employees.

The UFT Pension Department offers an array of services to inform members of their retirement benefits and help them prepare for retirement.


The Bronx plan in the proposed DOE-UFT contract to help schools that face the most challenges will be open to up to 120 schools, not just in the Bronx. These schools will receive additional funds and strategic support to better address the needs of...

Gratefulness is an awareness practice: a way of deepening and directing our attention. Research psychologists have found that people who have a sense of gratitude feel happier, sleep better, express more compassion and kindness and have stronger...

The UFT stands in solidarity with the “Unionize Amazon: Northern Kentucky KCVG” organizing committee and will render all possible mutual aid to these workers in their struggle.

Under New York State law, appointed educators achieve tenure after completing a probationary period.