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Spring Break, schools closed
Monday, April 22 – Tuesday, April 30
Delegate Assembly
The monthly meeting of the union's highest decision-making body. This date is subject to change.
Delegate Assembly
The monthly meeting of the union's highest decision-making body. This date is subject to change.
A safety hotline for chapter leaders
As New York City confronts the Omicron variant, we are counting on school chapter leaders again to relay issues to the UFT by calling the union's new safety hotline when you need support.
Kudos to Patrick Coughlin, IS 27, Staten Island
Chapter Leader Patrick Coughlin has allayed the fears and met the escalating needs of his members at IS 27 on Staten Island by providing solid, up-to-date information to them on a regular basis during the COVID-19 crisis.
How to Read a Seniority List
Your school’s seniority list tells you how much seniority you have and where you stand in terms of excessing seniority compared to your colleagues who have the same license as you. Excessing seniority, otherwise known as citywide seniority, is the...
3 functional chapters elect new leaders
Three of the UFT's functional chapters recently elected new chapter leaders.
School Chapter Leaders
Chapter leaders are the backbone of the UFT. It is you, the union’s frontline representatives, who know best what is happening in the schools; who can be the union's eyes and ears in these uncertain times; and who can motivate and mobilize UFT members into the powerful force that we are.
This section of the website was created to provide you with information and tools to do this invaluable job.