The Peer Intervention Program has successfully helped thousands of teachers in schools throughout New York City. Why not you? It is a proactive step toward professional growth! Here are some common questions and their answers.

School-based employees currently on an approved leave of absence are now required to use the Department of Education’s Self-Service Online Leave Application System ( SOLAS ) to inform the DOE of their intention to return to work, retire, resign...

The role of the chapter leader can be summed up in one word — LEADERSHIP. Your colleagues elected you because they know you will provide leadership. Chapter members view you as the "union." They know you are the vital link that connects them to UFT's...

Find answers to frequently asked questions about trips planned through the UFT Just for Fun department.

Perhaps the most powerful and dynamic way of two-way communication with a chapter — and also one of the most difficult to perform — is through regularly scheduled chapter meetings. This guide offers you tips on how to run an effective chapter meeting...

These precedent-setting arbitration decisions can help you determine what grievances to file and which contract articles to cite.

About 1,500 new teachers became proud new members of the UFT at the opening day of the Department of Education’s annual New Teacher Week.