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.
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.
UFT Family Day 2026
About 2,400 UFT members and their families enjoyed carnival games, bounce houses, prizes, gifts, plenty of food and a DJ playing music at the fourth annual UFT Family Day at a sports center in Garden City, Long Island. Members also perused booths offering information about union programs like the UFT Legal Plan, the UFT Welfare Fund and student debt relief.
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.
SI educators save 2nd-grader’s life
School social worker Shirley Gavidia and 2nd-grade teachers Eva Cerverizzo and Carolyn Sullivan of PS 10 on Staten Island are credited for saving the life of a 2nd-grader who became unconscious earlier this school year.
Together, we win — on Tier 6 and more
UFT President Michael Mulgrew lauds the member engagement that resulted in bringing Tier 6 more closely in line with New York State's other pension tiers. He exhorts members to enjoy the summer and then to continue the momentum built around Tier 6 in...
Girding up for the good fight
UFT District 79 Representative
Patricia Crispino was among UFT members honored during this year's NYSUT RA. Crispino took home top honors as the year's Sandy Feldman Outstanding Leadership Award winner.
Mobilizing in support of all labor
Members of the UFT Member Action Committee and the Retired Teachers Chapter Labor Solidarity Project marched alongside thousands of other New York City union members and community groups in one of the city’s largest May Day protests in recent years.