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How far we’ve come
The Retired Teachers Chapter has expanded from the handful of visionary retirees it was in the 1960s to a staggering membership approaching 70,000 activists who can tap into nearly six decades of achievement as our source of strength.
Union’s big tent
More than 5,500 UFT members are employed by organizations other than the Department of Education. They are members of the union’s private and nonprofit chapters. Meet the leaders of those chapters.
Testimony regarding the exploration of a civil service pipeline
UFT President Michael Mulgrew testified before the New York State Senate Committees on Civil Service and Pensions and Higher Education regarding the exploration of a civil service pipeline.
Keep calm and teach on
The Bronx Collaborative Schools Plan is helping Kingsbridge International HS in the Bronx, one of 50 schools that joined the DOE-UFT initiative’s original cohort last year, focus and improve on the school community’s social-emotional learning.
School Nurses Chapter Update
The following update was sent to all school nurses from Chapter Leader Cynthia Bennett on Friday, April 24.
Testimony on establishing an office of health care accountability and creating an independent commission to oversee hospital services pricing
Anne Goldman, the UFT vice president for non-DOE members and the head of the Federation of Nurses/UFT, testified before the New York City Council Committees on Hospitals and Health in support of Council Member Julie Menin's bill to create an Office...
Testimony regarding mayoral control of public schools in New York City
UFT President Michael Mulgrew testified before the New York State Senate and New York City Committees on Education and the New York State Assembly Committee on Education regarding mayoral control of New York City public schools.
Manhattan high school uses PROSE to innovate
Harvest Collegiate HS is using the PROSE provision in the UFT contract to gain more freedom to veer from tradition this year. This year’s plan is to increase teacher leadership positions and conduct a grand experiment in peer evaluation.
Federation of Nurses/UFT Professional Issues Conference
Nurses take an oath to act in the best interest of their patients, but the corporatization of health care and the focus on profits have made it increasingly challenging to keep that vow. Nurses grappled with that challenge and took workshops to...
Managing the newcomer crisis
Some 30 educators, academics, activists and representatives from community-based organizations gathered together on Nov. 29 for a Summit to Support Newcomers to discuss how to best assist educators confronted with the thousands of asylum-seeking...