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MOA re licensing and reduction of probation, eff. Nov. 2016
This Memorandum of Agreement from Nov. 2016 discusses changes to specific licenses and the reduction of probation for teachers who possess certification in physical education, ENL, bilingual extensions, library and media specialists, performing arts...
Library and special education licensing side letter
Library and special education licensing side letter - issued May 2020
Candidate statement - ARISE
Candidate statement from ARISE, UFT Elections 2025
Candidate statement - Unity
Candidate statement from the Unity caucus, UFT Elections 2025
UFT Elections 2025 - posting re ballot availability
UFT Election 2025: posting re availability of ballots with in-person voting locations and times.
Middle school end-of-year student certificate: Academic achievement
Middle school end-of-year student certificate for academic achievement
Middle school end-of-year student certificate: Academic excellence
Middle school end-of-year student certificate for academic excellence
Candidate statement - ABC (A Better Contract)
Candidate statement from ABC (A Better Contract), UFT Elections 2025
OP 505: Request for Reimbursement of Medical Expenses
Once line-of-duty status has been approved, you can use this form to request reimbursement for out-of-pocket medical expenses to a maximum of $1,500.
Whether it’s travel, shopping, or a just a fun family outing, UFT members can save money with a PLUM Benefits discount.
PLUM Benefits is the leading Entertainment Benefits Provider in the United States, offering exclusive discounts, special offers and access to preferred seating and tickets. UFT members can find discounts to hundreds of live event experiences in New...
All the world is a stage and with TDF your options are endless!
The Theatre Development Fund is a not-for-profit organization for the performing arts that works to make theater affordable and accessible to all. UFT members are eligible to become members of TDF for $40 per year, which gives them access to Broadway...
Find great hotel rates without breaking the bank
Engine is a membership-only hotel booking platform that specializes in connecting businesses and their employees to exclusive hotel rates. The digital platform and mobile app save members an average of 26% off public rates at more than 150,000 hotels...
UFT Election Committee meeting minutes - April 2025
UFT Election Committee meeting minutes - April 2025
FAQ on BERS to TRS transfers
FAQ on BERS to TRS transfers
Comparison chart: BERS vs TRS retirement systems
Comparison chart: BERS vs TRS retirement systems
List of job titles eligible to transfer from BERS to TRS
List of job titles eligible to transfer from BERS to TRS
TRS brochure: transfers to TRS from BERS - steps to file and FAQ
TRS brochure: transfers to TRS from BERS - steps to file and FAQ
OLR - labor guidance: Program preference
OLR - labor guidance: Program preference
Departmentalization in Elementary Schools
In 2017, the UFT filed a union-initiated grievance to ensure that all elementary schools were following fair and consistent protocols for departmentalization. To settle the arbitration case, the Department of Education agreed to the following terms...
GES ballot count process - election 2025
Global Election Services (GES) Ballot Count Process, UFT Elections 2025
Retiree Toolkit: Turning 65/Applying for Medicare
Booklet about applying for Medicare once a member turns 65
City of NY Law Dept - letter re teachers not covered by Workers' Comp law
This letter from the City of New York Law Department can serve as proof that teachers and other pedagogues are not covered by New York State Workers' Compensation Law and instead are covered under the Line of Duty Injury provision in the DOE-UFT...
Academic Freedom
As someone who is committed to public education and who sees up close the condition in which our students learn and live, you are in a unique position to help influence public policy. Over the years, the UFT has often called upon its members to speak...
Lesson Plans
Since 1990, Article 8 of the DOE-UFT contract has affirmed that the organization, format, notation and other physical aspects of the lesson plans are within a teacher’s discretion. Nevertheless, many supervisors continued to require that specific...
Disabled Dependent Child Affidavit
Fill out and have this affidavit notarized to cover unmarried children over age 26 who cannot support themselves because of a mental illness, developmental disability, mental retardation or physical handicap under the UFT Welfare Fund Benefit Plan....
Personnel Memorandum #4, 2002-2003: Policy and Procedures on Line of Duty Injuries for Pedagogical Employees
This circular consolidates and updates the Department of Education’s policies and procedures on line of duty injuries for pedagogical employees previously detailed in Special Circular No. 32, 1989-90: Personnel Memorandum No. 19, 1986-87 and...
UFT Incident Report
Use this confidential form to notify the UFT School Safety Department if you have been the victim of an incident and/or injury. Or fill out the online incident report form.
C-11: Change of Employment Status
Change in employment status includes return to work, discontinuance of work, increase or decrease of regular hours of work and increase or reduction of wages.
NY Workers Comp Weekly Wage Benefit
The amount of weekly benefits you receive during your period of disability is based on the average weekly wage you were earning at the time of your injury. Initially, you should receive approximately 2/3 of your wages. However, the workers...
Legal Referrals Form
Legal referrals injury claim form
AllyHealth telemedicine/telehealth one-pager - ADAPT Community Network employees
AllyHealth telemedicine/telehealth one-pager - more information for ADAPT Community Network employees.
AllyHealth telemedicine/telehealth one-pager for substitute paraprofessionals & per diem employees
AllyHealth telemedicine/telehealth one-pager - more information for substitute paraprofessionals & per diem employees.
Program Preference
UFT members have specific rights regarding program preferences and professional activities. Here’s what you should know before you make your requests. Program preferences Each spring, teachers complete a program preference sheet where they indicate...
Counseling Memos
Counseling memos are not disciplinary. A counseling memo may only be written to an employee to make him/her aware of a rule, policy, procedure, practice or expectation. A counseling memo cannot include any disciplinary action or threat of...
Letter in File
An incident, which has not been reduced to writing within three months of occurrence, excluding summer vacation, may not later be added to the file later on. No material derogatory to a teacher’s conduct, service, character or personality shall be...