Thousands of UFT members wore blue to work in solidarity with their paraprofessional colleagues on April 2, which was national Paraprofessionals Appreciation Day and the union’s citywide Day of Action.

More than a year into its operation, the Retired Paraprofessional Support line has proved more successful than anticipated — both for those calling in and for those answering the phones. 


UFT President Michael Mulgrew, UFT officers, educators and elected officials called on City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to schedule a public hearing on the proposed "Paraprofessional Respect" bill.

More than 1,600 paraprofessionals and fellow UFT members came together from across the city on April 2 to call on the New York City Council to pass legislation to give paraprofessionals an annual “RESPECT check” of $10,000.

This school year, PS 133 in Harlem has three newly minted teachers who were employed as paraprofessionals at the school the previous year. The three, who have fashioned a mini support group for one another, are grateful for the help of the union and...

The UFT Paraprofessionals Chapter launched a new RESPECT campaign at its Nov. 21 paraprofessional representatives meeting to demand that the Department of Education pay paraprofessionals more, value their work and uphold their rights.


Members of the Federation of Nurses/UFT ratified a new contract that raises nurses' salaries at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn by a compounded 15.8 percent and requires the hospital to hire 100 nurses to address chronic understaffing.

The UFT has created a new telehealth benefit for members who are not eligible for city health insurance. UFT members who are substitute paraprofessionals, per-diem teachers and members of the union’s ADAPT Community Network Chapter can now access...

Teachers in over 1,000 New York City public schools will lead labor “Teach-Ins” for fellow educators to brainstorm ways to fight for a fair contract for members of the United Federation of Teachers.

These salary schedules are connected with the tentative DOE-UFT contract agreement announced on June 13, 2023.