Facing a projected $7.4 billion budget gap caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed slashing $827 million from public schools through the next fiscal year.

The UFT has been advocating on your behalf with the city Department of Education, the State Education Department and the state Department of Health to establish new protocols that recognize your professional expertise and need for discretion so you...

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to the news that Sandra Santos-Vizcaino, a third-grade teacher at PS 9 in Brooklyn, had died from complications of the coronavirus.

Today is National Paraprofessional Appreciation Day, so it is a perfect time to say thank you for all that you're doing to make remote learning possible for your students and their families. I know it's been a rocky transition under unprecedented...

Federation of Nurses/UFT members on the front lines of the coronavirus battle are finding strength in each other and in their union at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn and at Staten Island University Hospital South.

With this new remote model, the nature of the workplace issues chapter leaders will be tackling is bound to change. When issues arise, the UFT wants chapter leaders to use the union's online operational issues process, which is designed to provide...

Check out this guidance from the American School Counselor Association about virtual counseling.

We have a new family resource hub on the parent section of the UFT website where you'll find the latest information from the city Department of Education about immediate services including grab-and-go meals and devices for remote learning. You'll...

The Department of Education, in consultation with the union, has issued new guidance to principals about issues facing our schools during this challenging time.