UFT Resolutions
Resolution calling for retirement security for all
The UFT reaffirms its support for defined-benefit pension plans and rejects efforts to increase reliance on defined-contribution plans as the primary means for retirement income.
Resolution to support the movement in favor of a $15 minimum wage
The UFT will support the growing movement in favor of a $15.00 minimum wage and lobby our members in Congress to also promote and endorse this commitment.
Resolution to boycott Staples and support U.S. postal workers
The UFT stands with U.S. postal workers in their effort to preserve for our country both decent union jobs and affordable, accountable public services.
Resolution in support of the 250 UPS drivers who face firing over a labor dispute
The UFT stands in solidarity with the UPS drivers in Queens and pledges to help them in their fight to retain their jobs and to ensure fairness and decent treatment by their employer.
Resolution in support of raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour
The UFT supports the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 and will work to support its passage in Congress.
Resolution supporting California teachers unions' defense of due process and seniority rights
The UFT strongly supports the vigorous efforts of our colleagues in the California Federation of Teachers and the California Teachers Association in defending against the deceitful and dangerous claims of a lawsuit now being heard in a California court which seeks to overturn the state’s laws granting teachers due process and seniority rights.