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UFT Lobby Day 2024

Nearly 1,000 educators, parents and advocates traveled on buses to attend the UFT’s annual Lobby Day in Albany. They asked state lawmakers to add more checks and balances to mayoral control of New York City public schools, fix Tier 6 of the pension system, require the city to follow the state's class size law and increase state foundation aid for New York City.

Fix Tier 6 presentation in schools now

Chapter leaders have taken the Delegate Assembly’s Fix Tier 6 presentation on the road. Chapter Leader Lillian Crespo at PS 216 in Brooklyn and her UFT district representative, Adam Shapiro, showed it to PS 216 members at a Jan. 22 chapter meeting. 


Kudos to Catrina Como, PS 376, Brooklyn

When Catrina Como became chapter leader at PS 376 in Brooklyn, she faced a tricky situation: The principal was demanding, and staff did not know their rights and were reluctant to speak up for themselves. “I work with a lot of amazing teachers who...

Kudos to Sonja Hill at PS 41, Brooklyn

The UFT’s COPE — Committee on Public Education — program is one of the benchmarks of Sonja Hill’s chapter leadership.
Hill, a 5th-grade teacher in her 31st year at PS 41 in Brownsville, Brooklyn — and the school’s chapter leader for more than half of...

Cool the classrooms

In June and September each year, classroom temperatures spike when the city experiences a heat wave. It is outrageous to expect students to learn and teachers to teach in these circumstances.



Kudos to Dan Wever, Sunset Park HS, Brooklyn

Art teacher Dan Wever said he ran for chapter leader at Sunset Park HS in Brooklyn in 2021 knowing that at some point the union chapter would have to organize to demand the removal of the school’s longtime principal, Victoria Antonini.
 Less than two...

Manhattan Distributive Leadership Series: New teacher induction committee

The UFT's Manhattan borough office is offering workshops to further engage and empower you and your chapter. Review the contractual language pertaining to the staffing and responsibilities of your New Teacher Induction Committee. Consider how this committee can support new teachers and increase member engagement. Explore ways to amplify the impact of this committee in your school community.

Manhattan Distributive Leadership Series: End-of-year decisions and reorganization grievances

The UFT's Manhattan borough office is offering workshops to further engage and empower you and your chapter. Prepare for various deadlines and final committee meetings. Explore the rules and timelines surrounding preference sheets. Learn about which positions are supposed to be posted and how selection is intended to take place as well as when to file a reorganization grievance. Consider strategies for having conversations with administration surrounding plans for the fall. This workshop is exclusively for chapter leaders with lunch prep and/or UFT prep during this time.

Manhattan Distributive Leadership Series: End-of-year decisions and reorganization grievances

The UFT's Manhattan borough office is offering workshops to further engage and empower you and your chapter. Prepare for various deadlines and final committee meetings. Explore the rules and timelines surrounding preference sheets. Learn about which positions are supposed to be posted and how selection is intended to take place as well as when to file a reorganization grievance. Consider strategies for having conversations with administration surrounding plans for the fall.

Manhattan Distributive Leadership Series: Top 10 contractual violations and how to address them

The UFT's Manhattan borough office is offering workshops to further engage and empower you and your chapter. Know your rights! Identify the most common contractual violations in our school communities and discuss how to address them. Acquire templates for consultation about these issues at the school level and learn about the escalation process if resolution at the school level is not successful.