Both parents are each entitled to six weeks of Paid Parental Leave if they both work for the DOE in UFT-represented titles. As of the 2023 contract, this couple may take a total of 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, each using their six weeks of...

In elementary and middle/intermediate schools, the contract is silent on class sizes for music instruction. It is the Union’s position that no class in elementary school should exceed 32 students (25 for kindergarten and 18 for pre-K) or 33 students...

A. Cumulative Absence Reserves and Sick Leave Employees on regular appointment reinstated after retirement will be credited with the cumulative reserves remaining to their credit upon retirement and such reserves as they accumulated as regular...

Per diem service refers to pedagogic personnel serving on a day to day basis in a school and/or any of its programs.

The UFT is fighting to preserve the "unicorn" status of premium-free health care for New York City public school educators, even as most public and private sector employees have to pay hefty premiums.

Between our recent collective bargaining on teacher evaluation and this latest bill, we’re moving toward a system that no longer makes test scores the focal point of teacher evaluations. It’s all part of recasting the evaluation system as an...

Important information, forms and documents for school counselors.

Among the many meaningful contractual rights UFT members have is time carved out for teachers to do unassigned professional work. Whether they teach elementary, middle or high school, teachers are generally entitled to five preparation periods per...

As a member of the UFT Delegate Assembly since 1988, I read fellow retiree Martin Boxer’s critique of the UFT endorsement policy [Comments, Dec. 6] with utter disbelief.