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Members lobby city lawmakers
Small union contingents led by paraprofessionals met with New York City Council members throughout March to lobby them to support the RESPECT check legislation.
Education unions sue to save U.S. DOE
The AFT and the NEA filed separate lawsuits aimed at stopping the Trump administration from dismantling the U.S. Department of Education on the grounds that his executive order to close the agency exceeded his authority.
UFT Lobby Day 2025
About 1,000 UFT members and parents spent March 10 in Albany, lobbying legislators and hearing from Gov. Kathy Hochul and other state officials on key issues for the union. They spoke with lawmakers about fixing Tier 6, banning cellphones in schools, providing adequate state aid to schools, protecting students and school communities from cuts to federal aid, and maintaining vital UFT programs like United Community Schools and the UFT Teacher Center.
Family Child Care Providers - life insurance enrollment card
This card may be printed and submitted by members of the UFT Family Child Care Providers chapter to enroll in a free life insurance benefit of $10,000.
Having his ‘aha’ moment
Mohammed Hossain, a UFT CTE Award winner and engineering teacher at the High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture in Queens, found his way to a career in education after realizing he found joy in helping people have their own...
Guidance for the 2024-25 school year
Read the latest special education guidance, policies and protocols for the 2024-25 school year.
Learning takes flight
Ninth-graders at NEST+m, a gifted and talented K-12 school on Manhattan's Lower East Side, took their science lessons to new heights during a class trip to the Intrepid Museum.
Unleashing hope in his community
Retired teacher David Ginsberg brings "hope to anyone and everyone" in his Asheville, North Carolina, community with the help of Chula, the 2-1/2-year-old dog he has trained since she was a puppy to be a therapy dog. The trainer and his dog are...
RESPECT for Paraprofessionals
Now is our moment. Paraprofessionals are a crucial part of our school system and the DOE needs to show us the RESPECT we deserve.
Hearing aid benefit boost
The UFT has improved an important benefit for members who have experienced hearing loss. Effective March 1, members will be reimbursed up to $4,000 for hearing aids every three years.