The Supplemental Health Insurance Program (SHIP) is a unique package of benefits developed by the Retired Teachers Chapter of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT-RTC) exclusively for its members. It provides a supplement to coverage available...

The offices of the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) are located at: 55 Water Street New York, NY 10041 (888) 869-2877 Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am - 5pm Directions: 2/3 to Wall Street, 4/5 to Bowling Green Station, J to Broad Street or R/W to...

All full-time teachers, school staff, union members and retirees may be eligible to join the Theatre Development Fund (TDF). Once you qualify for membership, you can purchase deeply discounted tickets to Broadway, off-Broadway and other performances...

UFT instructional employees who are rated via the Advance system may have their pay frozen if they received an Ineffective/I rating for the previous school year. Employees paid below Step 8B and who received an Ineffective rating for a particular...

The UFT Welfare Fund has negotiated a new program with EmblemHealth to help UFT-represented employees suffering from the Hepatitis C virus. The program gives access to best-in-class care, while eliminating the hundreds of dollars in drug copays...

As a result of the 2018 DOE-UFT contract, occupational therapists/physical therapists on a leave have the right to return to their school if the leave is for one year or less. A therapist on a leave should reach out to their supervisor at some point...

NYSED has published a series of informative briefs in preparation for schools to use the Next Generation standards, which can be found on the NYSED website here: http://www.nysed.gov/bilingual-ed/linguistically-diverse-learners-and-n…...

Yes, you may request an appointment with a specific pension consultant by name, but it is not a guarantee that you will be able to schedule a consultation with that person. To schedule a consultation at your borough office, call 212-331-6311

If a teacher or other pedagogue earning a hard-to-staff salary differential is rated Ineffective or Unsatisfactory after the completion of their first school year, and they remain in an eligible position, the differential shall be frozen for the...

The hard-to-staff (HTS) salary differential is designed to target employees in designated teaching licenses and/or other UFT-represented titles within specific schools. The HTS salary differential is part of the Bronx Plan – a joint initiative...

PROSE stands for "Progressive Redesign Opportunity Schools for Excellence." PROSE is driven by collaboration and innovation, and the schools that become PROSE schools have opportunities to implement new ideas, share their work with other schools and...

Employees who wish to donate blood off-site during working hours are to be granted up to three hours unpaid leave on an annual basis. Requests for time off must be made in advance and in writing. Approval must be granted by the principal or his/her...

Leaving work for the purpose of cancer screening for up to four hours per year is considered paid leave and you do not have to use your sick time. This time is allowable for all types of cancer screenings. Accommodations will be made for DOE...

There are certain reasons that a member may be absent from work but still be paid, and without being required to use a CAR day, that are called “non-attendance” days. Here are the reasons you may be able to apply for a non-attendance day: appearance...

If you would like that option, teachers may choose to be videotaped during their Initial Planning Conference with their evaluator. Videotaping can’t happen without a teacher’s consent on the form that is handed in during the IPC.

You may find the NYCDOE media consent form here: https://infohub.nyced.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/…, and one for any materials filmed in conjunction with the UFT: https://www.uft.org/sites/default/files...

SI BEAGLE SPRING 2021 VIRTUAL TRIPS – STILL AVAILABLE!! Please send a note and/or registration form with the trip(s) you would like to register for and make the check(s) payable to UFTWF Retiree Programs. Mail to UFTWF Retiree Programs, 52 Broadway...

UFT members and guests celebrated the African American holiday of Kwanzaa at the union’s Brooklyn borough office on Dec. 19. Kwanzaa — a non-denominational celebration that lasts for a week, from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 — combines customs from several cultures and enables African Americans to connect with and honor their heritage and culture.

New York City’s charter schools have a history of shutting the schoolhouse door to many of our neediest children, such as English language learners, special education students or those from the poorest families. Charters as a group enroll a...

District 75 educators from around the city gathered at an upper Manhattan restaurant on Dec. 10 to celebrate the holidays and meet with UFT President Michael Mulgrew to discuss their issues and concerns.

Magic was in the air at the UFT's annual holiday party for homeless students, hosted in partnership with the Coalition for the Homeless.

This year's National School Counseling Week will run from Feb. 3 to 7.

“You have reached the promised land,” UFT President Michael told 650 cheering audience members at the union’s annual New Retiree Luncheon at the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan on Nov. 26. “You had hope and passion to change children’s lives,” he said, “and you did.”

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to the announcement that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg would be running for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Is your school interested in joining PROSE Plus?

The new UFT Queens borough office was decked out with colorful balloons and banners to welcome hundreds of Queens parents, grandparents, guardians and education activists for the 10th annual UFT Queens Parent Conference on Nov. 23.

About 200 students living in transitional housing received free winter coats, ate a Thanksgiving meal and tried their hands at many crafts and activities at the sixth annual UFT Thanksgiving Luncheon on Nov. 23, thanks to a partnership between the UFT’s Middle Schools Division and the DOE.

The annual Federation of Nurses/UFT Professional Issues Conference drew 250 nurses to the Westin in Manhattan on Nov. 22 for workshops, presentations, exhibits, lunch and a raffle.

A school's chapter leader and chapter consultation committee has the right to review as well as to provide input into spending decisions. The principal is also required to share school budgetary information with their faculty. To learn more about...

NYSUT offers a legal services plan that covers wills and a variety of other services, which UFT members are eligible to join. For more information and how to enroll, visit the NYSUT website at: https://memberbenefits.nysut.org/program-service/legal...

UFT Chapter Leaders receive an annual stipend of $6 per member they represent. They also have an opportunity to receive additional funds, based on a points system, if they are more active participants in union matters and meetings.

Contact the UFT membership department in writing, either by emailing membership [at] uft [dot] org (membership[at]uft[dot]org), or by sending a written request to the UFT Membership Department, 52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004.

Contact the UFT membership department in writing, either by emailing membership [at] uft [dot] org (membership[at]uft[dot]org) or by sending a written request to the UFT Membership Department, 52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004.

We don't publish obituaries in the UFT paper, but they are published on our UFT Honors web site at https://ufthonors.uft.org. Please fill out our online form to tell us about the life of a UFT member who has died.

Please send an email to Suzanne Popadin, Editor of New York Teacher at New_York_Teacher [at] uft [dot] org (New_York_Teacher[at]uft[dot]org). Please include the best phone number where we will be able to reach you.

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