Queens members, with UFT aid, get problem principal ousted
Members at PS 35 in Hollis, Queens, are feeling victorious after a protracted fight against a retaliatory principal results in the principal being ousted. Chapter Leader Jonathan Licata, who, with the UFT's help, led his colleagues in the battle for...
Standing union strong
Some 750 members — the union’s largest bargaining committee ever — gathered at UFT headquarters for their first in-person meeting to start the work of crafting demands and negotiating a new DOE-UFT contract.
Battle won in war for RESPECT
The UFT vows to continue fighting tooth and nail to get paraprofessionals the RESPECT they deserve. RESPECT check legislation providing paraprofessionals with a $10,000 payment became law in August, but the battle continues as the city has taken the...
Paraprofessionals win fight for missing pay
More than 100 paraprofessionals at an Extended School Year program in Queens who went without pay for five weeks banded together, and with the help of the UFT, finally received the pay due to them. Find out what to do if you suspect your salary is...
Gearing up to fight for a new contract
UFT President Michael Mulgrew encourages members to get ready for the start of the union's most crucial campaign: the fight for a new DOE-UFT contract. With a record 750 members, the union's contract negotiation team is getting a head start on...
Timeline of UFT rights
Union membership has changed what it means to have a voice and protection at work. Since the UFT’s start in 1960 and ratifying its first contract with the city in 1962, members have fought for and won better working conditions, stronger workplace...
Ready to fight for our rights
A record 750 members have volunteered to help negotiate the next DOE-UFT contract, which is set to expire on Nov. 28, 2027. Planning for the upcoming rounds of bargaining is already underway.
Maia Baumgarth, Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical HS, the Bronx
Chapter Leader Maia Baumgarth of Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical HS in the Bronx strives to educate herself and her colleague on the ins and outs of the DOE-UFT contract under which they all work, ensuring students receive the services they need...
UFT Contract Negotiating Committee to convene in June
The UFT Contract Negotiating Committee, made up of over 600 members, will begin in June to chart union strategy for negotiating the next DOE-UFT contract.
Members win right to organize freely
UFT members at PS 35 in Hollis, Queens, won a hard-fought arbitration decision against a principal engaging in union animus. The decision confirms members’ rights to conduct union activity without interference or retaliation.