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CTE Awards Recognition Ceremony 2024

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Hundreds of UFT career and technical education educators and family members, as well as industry and city Department of Education partners, attended the CTE Awards Recognition Ceremony, the theme for which was “Igniting Excellence in CTE.” At the Feb. 9 event at UFT headquarters, Manhattan, CTE educators from every borough received awards that recognized their achievements and commitment to student success.

Resolution endorsing Christina McGrath for election to the NYC Teachers' Retirement Board

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The United Federation of Teachers endorses Christina McGrath for election as a Teacher-Member of the Teachers’ Retirement Board of the City of New York.

SHIP Frequently Asked Questions

See the FAQ below for answers to common questions about the SHIP program for retired members.

African Heritage Awards Dinner 2024

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UFT members celebrated African heritage and honored students and colleagues at the 21st annual UFT African Heritage Committee Awards Dinner on Feb. 2 at Antun’s in Queens Village.

Testimony on the proposed FY25 Executive Budget

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew delivered testimony before the New York State Senate & Assembly Committees on Finance, Ways & Means and Education regarding the proposed FY25 Executive Budget.

Civil rights groups, elected officials from eleven counties join UFT/ Staten Island Borough President lawsuit against congestion pricing

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Three civil rights organizations and 18 elected officials have joined as co-plaintiffs in the congestion pricing lawsuit filed by the United Federation of Teachers and Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella.

Love thyself

News You Should Know
The longest relationship any of us will have is with ourselves. It’s worth putting time and energy into that relationship and celebrating yourself.

Choose change now: Cultivating holistic health habits

Podcast Brewing Wellness

New year, new you! In this episode of the Brewing Wellness podcast, Dr. Pina LoGiudice, a naturopathic doctor and co-founder of the Inner Source Health clinic, discusses the connection between our physical health and lifestyle habits. Learn how you can feel better and have more energy in 2024.

Health care negotiations continue

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The following notification was emailed to all members as part of the UFT Update on Jan. 26, 2024.

Contract’s next pay increase comes on Jan. 18

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The next 3% pay increase from our 2023 contract is scheduled to take effect on Thursday, Jan. 18.

Linking to Learning resources

Links to online resources cited in "Linking to Learning" columns in New York Teacher.

The right fit: Finding your therapist

Podcast Brewing Wellness

Choosing the right therapist can be challenging! In this episode of the Brewing Wellness podcast, Mike Veny, a professional drummer and podcaster and the best-selling author of "Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero," shares his own mental health journey and his experience finding a therapist suited to his needs. Join us for a discussion of the different types of therapists and modalities of treatment. 

We must end the city’s annual budget soap opera

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew wrote an op-ed in the New York Daily News calling for an update to New York’s budget process to make it more democratic and responsive to the needs of communities.

Lead Teacher Assistant Q&A for Paraprofessionals

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Find out more about the lead teacher assistant (lead educational associate) position for paraprofessionals.

Resolution to remove early voting sites from NYC public schools

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The UFT reaffirms the importance of early voting for all residents of New York City and calls on the city Board of Elections not to use schools and instead identify alternative public spaces for early voting.

False Accusations

UFT members have been falsely accused of sexual misconduct or physical abuse involving students.

Clinicians Appreciation Day 2024

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Social workers and psychologists gathered virtually and in person at UFT headquarters on Jan. 12 for their chapter’s annual Clinicians Appreciation Day professional development. Between workshops on implicit bias, the 400 in-person attendees and 900 remote attendees offered each other camaraderie and support.

Colorectal cancer resources

Review these resources below to learn more about colorectal cancer and screening tests.

Colorectal Cancer Awareness

Learn more about the importance of getting screened for colorectal cancer and view resources available to UFT members.

UFT, Staten Island Borough President announce lawsuit to halt congestion pricing

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The United Federation of Teachers and the office of the Staten Island Borough President, joined by individual plaintiffs, filed a federal lawsuit to halt the implementation of congestion pricing in Manhattan, scheduled to go into effect this spring.

See the Express Scripts preferred formulary

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View a list of the most commonly prescribed Express Scripts drugs.

Federation of Nurses/UFT wins another short-staffing case against NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn

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Arbitrator James A. Brown found the hospital violated contractual staffing ratios and ruled that the nurses who worked these understaffed shifts were entitled to split the average wage of the missing nurses.

Building financial wellness

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Wellness matters, and it’s not just about yoga, meditation and stress reduction. Having your finances in order and managing your money well can improve your overall quality of life both now and in the future.

Are you thankful or grateful?

Podcast Brewing Wellness

Thankfulness is a feeling, and like all emotions, it is fleeting. Gratitude, however, is a state of being — an attitude of appreciation — under any circumstance. In this episode of the Brewing Wellness podcast, we welcome Francine Steadman, the owner of BuddhaBooth, which has brought portable meditation spaces to schools and workplaces and is a longtime partner of the UFT Member Assistance Program. She joins Raul Garcia, the UFT Social Workers and Psychologists’ chapter leader, for a discussion of how to cultivate gratitude. They share ways to express and receive gratitude through acts of kindness as well as discuss strategies for improving our own social and emotional well-being.

Climate change overblown

NY Teacher Article Opinion
It’s interesting that we, in the United States, are always being asked to change our lifestyle to remedy so-called “climate change.” China and India are where the advocates should be looking for reform. They are far worse polluters than the United...

Biden’s Medicare drug initiative is not revolutionary

NY Teacher Article Opinion
In response to Retired Teachers Chapter Leader Tom Murphy’s column about the Inflation Reduction Act giving Medicare the authority to bargain on prescription drug prices [Nov. 2]: This legislation encourages a continuation of financing Big Pharma and...

Burnout is an important topic

NY Teacher Article Opinion
In response to a UFT tweet about the Your Well-Being column on healing from burnout [Sept. 7]: I’m so glad that the union put out this post. It’ll help people dealing with burnout know that they are not alone. I’m so grateful for the better working...

Don’t make Regents optional

NY Teacher Article Opinion
When any test is made mandatory for graduation, it usually reaches for the lowest common denominator. If scores on such tests are “influenced by a student’s income, cultural differences or other obstacles,” the solution is not to eliminate such tests...

Hexagonal thinking article resonated

NY Teacher Article Opinion
I enjoyed Sarah Kuhner’s Teacher to Teacher column headlined “Make connections with hexagonal thinking” [Nov. 2].

Katie Garfield, hospital schools program teacher

NY Teacher Article Member Spotlight
As a teacher at a hospital clinic, Katie Garfield instructs K–12 students while they receive treatment for cancer and blood diseases including sickle-cell anemia.

Better holiday habits

NY Teacher Article You Should Know
As we enter the holiday season, remember to make yourself a priority as well. The end of the year is a good time to reflect on decisions made during the past year: what worked and what didn’t, and how to build better habits. 


Giving back to communities year round

NY Teacher Article Opinion
UFT Vice President for Elementary Schools Karen Alford writes that our schools are more than academic institutions. They are caring institutions and, as educators, we understand that caring for the communities we work in is part of teaching and...

Three informal assessment options

NY Teacher Article Teaching
Sometimes, informal assessments can be more meaningful and less anxiety-provoking than traditional tests for students. Three informal assessments I use in my high school chemistry classes are 10-Point Bingo, a whiteboard activity and “I Can”...

History of the UFT pension plan

NY Teacher Article You Should Know
New pension plan tiers come into existence when the state Legislature enacts new laws that change benefits, contribution rates and service requirements. But a pension tier is never set in amber. Over the past 40 years, legislative amendments to each...

Dancing to his own drummer again

NY Teacher Article Retired Teachers Chapter News
When Roy Fialkow retired in 2019 after a 29-year career as an adaptive physical education teacher, his life came full circle: He returned to Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, where he had been a dancer in his 20s, as the nonprofit’s education...

Our growing role at the AFT

NY Teacher Article Retired Teachers Chapter News
While the national union may seem distant from our activist local in New York City, we are, in fact, an integral part of the AFT. The AFT’s bird’s eye view keeps us involved in national issues and policies that affect the wider labor movement and...