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$400 retention bonus paid on May 16
The first annual retention bonus negotiated as part of the 2023 DOE-UFT contract will be paid on May 16 to eligible full-time employees and to eligible per diem employees on June 3.
New Member Social Events 2024
The UFT organized a social event in each borough this spring to welcome its newest members, foster connections and build community. New members took part in bowling, crafts, painting, nature walks and scavenger hunts across the five boroughs.
Finding joy
Learn how to tap into daily moments of joy that can have a profound impact on our mood and happiness.
Navigating Grief and Loss
Grief is a universal experience that can stem from all types of loss. Grief is a response to a death, but it’s also common to feel grief after a breakup, while dealing with infertility or in the aftermath of the pandemic or any other traumatic experience. In this episode of the Brewing Wellness podcast, Gina Moffa, a licensed clinical social worker and the author of "Moving On Doesn’t Mean Letting Go," shares what she has learned about navigating and healing from all kinds of loss at any age.
UFT mobile app
The UFT has launched a new mobile app for members to easily connect with us and access member-only resources and information.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew on city budget
UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement regarding the New York City budget.
UFT Member Hub
Learn more about the features and benefits of the UFT Member Hub.
Testimony on the Close to Home Program
Patricia Crispino, District Representative for District 79, delivered testimony before the New York City Council Committee on Children & Youth’s oversight hearing on the Close to Home program.
UFT Statement on State Education Budget
UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement regarding the New York State budget agreement.
Jewish Heritage Committee Labor Seder 2024
Members of the UFT Jewish Heritage Committee gathered with family and friends on April 18 at the UFT Brooklyn borough office to celebrate Passover with a labor-rights-themed seder.
Resolution ensuring optimal room temperatures for all students and educators in NYC Public Schools
The UFT will fight to ensure adequate working conditions and temperatures for all and continue to demand that every room in every building occupied by students and/or UFT members has regulated and acceptable temperatures at all times during the...
Resolution in support of affirmative action and equal opportunity
The UFT continues its support of affirmative action, asserts it should continue until discrimination no longer exists in America and will address misconceptions and challenges to affirmative action policies.
Resolution advocating for increased staffing of all titles that deal with special education
The UFT calls on the DOE to recruit, hire and retain special education teachers, counselors, nurses, OT/PT, speech, social workers, paraprofessionals, hearing services and all titles that deal with special education to create a supportive learning...
Resolution to urge the DOE to comply with the new class size law
The UFT will urge the Mayor and Chancellor to adopt the Class Size Working Group’s proposals to ensure that schools are able to lower class sizes to the levels required by law.
Calm app free for UFT members
UFT members can receive premium content on the Calm mindfulness app for free. See how to get access.
Resolution to support parent, community and staff engagement at Panel for Educational Policy meetings
The UFT supports parents and the community in their desire to advocate for their young people’s fair and just education in New York City’s public schools.
NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT conference 2024
The NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT held its annual spring professional development conference — titled “Our New World Language Standards: Supporting All Learners’ Language Skills and Cultural Competency in a Can-Do World” — on April 13 at UFT headquarters in Manhattan.
Students of NYC First-Year Celebration
Students featured in Students of NYC, the UFT’s special Instagram account, during its first year gathered to be celebrated with their educators and families at UFT headquarters on April 11.
Fighting to put patients before profits
UFT Vice President Anne Goldman writes that hospital administrators driven by profit over patient care too often do not follow the nurse-to-patient ratios needed to safely care for patients. The Federation of Nurses/UFT is committed to continuing to...
Suicide prevention
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, resulting in more than 50,000 deaths in 2023. Stay vigilant for warning signs and risk factors in colleagues, students and others so that you can help and be aware of resources for assistance.
Find your tribe
UFT members have an opportunity to connect with like-minded colleagues on a deeper level, thanks to a unionwide invigoration of UFT professional committees and a new enrollment process that makes it much easier to participate.
Let students take the wheel sometimes
In my work as a 10th-grade social studies teacher, I’ve found that fostering student agency — allowing students some choices and control over how their day goes — increases engagement.
Here are some ways that a classroom teacher can encourage...
Your TDA options at retirement
When you retire, you have three choices for handling your money in your Tax-Deferred Annuity: 1) Defer; 2) Convert your TDA into a monthly annuity; or 3) Withdraw all the funds. Most TRS and BERS members elect TDA deferral status.
Our class size campaign this spring
The state's class size law is our collective opportunity to significantly enhance the quality of education for every child in our city. Yet this historic moment is at risk due to the reluctance of Mayor Eric Adams and the city Department of Education...
Using simulations in your class
Online simulations make it easier for students to explore settings that would be difficult to reproduce in real life. They are interactive and allow students to be in control of their learning.
Staying in step with your teaching partner
Integrated co-teaching (ICT) classes are taught by two teachers — a general education or content-area teacher and a special education teacher. A co-teaching relationship needs two willing partners who are communicative, collaborative and cooperative...
School-based options
Spring is the time for school chapter leaders to discuss with their chapter’s members and then with their principal the school-based options they want to create, re-create or allow to sunset for the next school year. SBOs allow UFT members the...
Past-due payments
One of an employer’s most basic obligations is to pay its employees in a timely fashion. Yet over and over again, the city Department of Education falls short in this regard.
Start strong
New York City led the nation when Mayor Bill de Blasio established free, full-day pre-kindergarten a decade ago and expanded it several years later to add 3-K. Sadly, Mayor Eric Adams is letting these vital programs wither.
‘Follow the law’
The UFT has accused Mayor Adams and the city Department of Education of trying to sabotage the implementation of the state law lowering class size in New York City public schools.
The state has significantly increased aid for city schools to finance...
Ask George
Members with questions about their union rights and benefits can now ask George, the UFT’s automated and interactive UFT Member Hub guide.
Social Workers Appreciation Day
More than 1,000 school social workers gathered at UFT headquarters and remotely on March 8 for a day of professional learning focused on holistic wellness to mark the union’s 8th annual Social Workers Appreciation Day.
Paraprofessionals Chapter and Staten Island office blood drive
Thirty-five members donated at the March 13 blood drive sponsored by the UFT Paraparofessionals Chapter and the union's Staten Island Borough Office.
Paraprofessionals Festival & Awards Luncheon
Nearly 700 members of the Paraprofessionals Chapter turned out at the New York Hilton on March 23 to honor 15 of their colleagues for their heroic efforts in New York City's public school classrooms at the annual Paraprofessionals Festival & Awards...
School Counselors Conference
About 250 school counselors enjoyed a packed day of professional development, networking and some precious camaraderie with fellow counselors for the union's 20th annual School Counselors Conference.
Middle School Division scavenger hunt
Middle school members gathered in lower Manhattan for the Middle School Division's second annual scavenger hunt, scouring the Financial District for clues about the exploits of Founder Alexander Hamilton in the days leading up to the fateful duel...