UFT President Michael Mulgrew scoffed at Mayor Adams' claim that the city is "almost broke," and said the union's main focus this year would be to negotiate a fair contract for DOE-employed members.

Effective Feb. 1, 2019, the daily pay rate for a substitute paraprofessional was $157.87 and based on a workday of 6 hours and 50 minutes. If a principal chooses to release the substitute para at the end of the student day, the pay will be prorated...

The DOE-UFT contract, ratified on July 10, includes a ratification bonus and new annual retention bonuses in addition to regular across-the-board wage increases. It also boosts reimbursement payments for medical expenses related to an injury on the...

Article 8C of the teachers' contract is about the need for the principal to involve the chapter leader and chapter committee in decisions on school budget allocations.

Thirty-five members donated at the March 13 blood drive sponsored by the UFT Paraparofessionals Chapter and the union's Staten Island Borough Office.

Get answers to your questions about leaves under the new proposed contract.

See current Federation of Nurses contracts for each of our chapters.