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.

The union urges its members to take the UFT's survey Nov. 2 through Nov. 10. An independent third-party will conduct the survey, which will question members about their goals, concerns and priorities as new contract negotiations approach. There is...

UFT family child care providers are setting up to battle alongside their colleagues statewide for a fair wage as lawmakers look to expand child care. "There is not a child care provider in New York State who would say they are paid what they deserve...

The salaries of UFT-represented employees will increase by 3.5% effective Sept. 14 as part of the 2022-2027 DOE-UFT contract that was ratified in 2023.

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.

The salaries of UFT-represented employees covered by the Department of Education-UFT contracts will increase by 3% on Jan. 18, 2025.

This group shares it's bargaining unit with Supervisors of Nurses & Therapists and School Nurses.

In the four years since the introduction of A+ credits as part of the 2018 DOE-UFT contract, the course offerings have expanded for teachers working toward their MA+30 salary differential.

The UFT has forged a partnership with CUNY’s School of Labor and Urban Studies and Monroe College to provide affordable professional learning opportunities for mid-career teachers seeking credits towards their 30-plus differential.

The UFT announced that it would go to arbitration over the city's announcement that it would not disburse the final lump-sum payment from the 2014 contract.