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Citywide Paraprofessional Representatives Meeting

At this meeting for paraprofessional representatives, attendees will discuss important issues and updates for paraprofessionals. Registrants will also learn about the Career Training Program which supports paraprofessionals in advancing their education and career pathways while continuing to make an impact in schools.

UFT Citywide Paraprofessional Representative November Meeting

At this meeting for paraprofessional representatives, we'll discuss important issues and updates for paraprofessionals. Last month, we didn’t get the chance to hear from our scheduled presenter, Luis Echevarria, NYC DOE director of scholarships, incentives and speech programs, so we’ve invited him back for another opportunity to give a presentation on the Career Training Program (CTP).

Learn how this program supports paraprofessionals in advancing their education and career pathways while continuing to make an impact in schools.

Brooklyn Paraprofessionals Pension Workshop

Brooklyn paraprofessionals are invited to register for an informative workshop on one of the most valuable assets they have as a union member: their defined-benefit pension. Tom Brown, a UFT pension specialist and member of the TRS Board of Trustees, will go over retirement benefits and answer questions. 

Education caught in cro$$fire

UFT President Michael Mulgrew warned of the serious repercussions for public schools stemming from the Trump administration’s attacks on health care and education.


Matching families with needed child care

The UFT is making it easier for NYC families to find child care. NYC Childcare Navigator is an expansion of an online tool the union launched a year ago to help members find child care options and apply for programs that could offset the cost.

Change for the better

Paraprofessional Unique Robinson of Murrow HS in Brooklyn acted quickly to advocate for a solution when presented with the need to safely and comfortably meet the toileting needs of her paraplegic student.

Give us ‘RESPECT’!

Our paraprofessionals have waited long enough. It’s time for the New York City Council to pass the bill providing a $10,000 annual “RESPECT check” for all New York City public school paraprofessionals.

Manhattan paraprofessionals meet and greet

About 60 paraprofessionals, including members in their first year and veteran paraprofessionals, gathered to network and meet their union representatives at the Manhattan Paraprofessionals Meet and Greet.

A push for the ‘RESPECT check’ bill

At the UFT’s annual city legislative breakfast, 28 City Council members heard how critical an annual “RESPECT check” would be in reversing the paraprofessional shortage in schools. They also heard appeals from union representatives for continued city...

UFT’s large and diverse ‘family’

Union leaders and representatives from the union’s private, nonprofit and Department of Education functional chapters gathered at union headquarters on Jan. 16 to kick off a new union initiative intended to showcase and amplify the work of members in...