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UFT Citywide Paraprofessional Representative January Meeting

At this meeting for paraprofessional representatives, we'll discuss important issues and updates for paraprofessionals. Jeffrey Novzen, UFT pension representative, will give a presentation on the Tax-Deferred Annuity program and the new Roth investment option.

Brooklyn Paraprofessionals Certification Meeting

Brooklyn paraprofessionals are invited to an online meeting about certification. This session will provide important information about certification requirements and offer an opportunity to ask questions regarding recent changes to the certification process.  

Queens Paraprofessionals Karaoke Night

Register to attend a karaoke night for Queens UFT paraprofessionals. Join us for some light refreshments and raffles while singing some of your favorite songs with your Queens UFT colleagues.

2026 Paraprofessionals Awards Luncheon

Please join the UFT and your fellow paraprofessionals from across the city at this year’s Paraprofessionals Awards Luncheon. Our premier annual event for paraprofessionals features breakfast, CTLE workshops, a festival with games and prizes, a bag of wellness freebies and a luncheon.

Our fight isn’t over

Thousands of paraprofessionals mobilized throughout 2025 to fight for the $10,000 annual "RESPECT check," only to have City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams block it. The UFT will redouble its efforts in the new year.

Fight for ‘RESPECT ’ continues

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams blocked the “RESPECT check” bill from coming to a vote before the full City Council this year.
But the UFT plans to redouble its efforts to get the bill across the finish line in the new year.

Blue for RESPECT

UFT members supported the “RESPECT check” bill on Nov. 13 by holding teach-ins, wearing blue and tagging City Council members on social media in photos of themselves holding “RESPECT for Paraprofessionals” signs.

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.