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2021 Spring Administrative Education Officers and Analysts Chapter elections

Every three years, members of the Administrative Education Officers and Analysts Chapter have the opportunity to elect their chapter’s leadership. The election will again take place by mail ballot. The American Arbitration Association (AAA) will...

2021 Spring RTC elections

Every three years, members of the Retired Teachers Chapter have the opportunity to elect their chapter’s leadership. The RTC bipartisan election committee, in coordination with the American Arbitration Association, has agreed on the following dates...

2021 Retired Teachers Chapter elections

The 2021 Retired Teachers Chapter election will begin in March to elect members to the following positions for three-year terms that begin July 1: chapter leader, vice chairs, secretary, assistant secretary, corresponding secretary, treasurer and...

Nurses OK 2-year contract

Licensed Practical Nurses who are members of the Federation of Nurses/ UFT overwhelmingly ratified a two-year contract with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York in which the union made no concessions while achieving a salary increase and...

DA endorses 21 candidates

The UFT’s Delegate Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution to endorse 21 candidates for elective office during its virtual meeting on Jan. 13.

UFT initiative helps stop hunger

The UFT stepped up to help New Yorkers confronting hunger because of the pandemic through its We Feed NYC initiative, which supports community-based food pantries in high-need neighborhoods across the five boroughs. By mid-January, in partnership...

UFT members size up 2021 candidates

UFT members size up 2021 candidates (Sidebar: come to our next mayoral forum) With many major city government positions up for grabs in the next election, the UFT is organizing remote member screening panels and virtual town halls to get to know...

Deductions available to educators when filing taxes

Eligible educators can deduct from their federal income taxes up to $250 of unreimbursed expenses from 2020 for books, supplies, computer equipment (including related software and services), other equipment and supplementary materials they use in the...

UFT vaccine program takes off ‘with flying colors’

Thirteen thousand UFT members were matched with vaccine providers NYU Langone or EmblemHealth in the first six days of the UFT’s vaccine distribution program, eliminating the need for them to search for locations on their own. Priority is given to in...

'Fantastic journey' awaits course-takers

There has been a surge in registration for Si Beagle courses as classes switch from on-site to online and retirees become remote learners.