Expecting parents in their last trimester are invited to attend a small group consultation with Queens leave specialists Greer Hansen and Anne Wine. Participants will have the opportunity to ask ...

The New York City Council unanimously passed the "Respect Check" legislation (Intro 0692-A) which will provide each NYC public school paraprofessional a $10,000 payment outside of collective ...

If you are Medicare eligible, you should have received your 2025 standard Medicare Part B reimbursement from the New York City Office of Labor Relations (OLR) in April 2026. Retirees and/or eligible ...

“This is just a small token of what my members really deserve,” School Secretaries Chapter Leader Sheryl Pender said of the UFT’s 39th annual School Secretaries Awards Soiree on June 5. Secretaries ...

“We’re the protectors of our students’ hopes and dreams,” UFT President Michael Mulgrew told the more than 1,100 members at the union’s Spring Education Conference at the New York Hilton Midtown on ...

Gives New York City an additional two years to reach full compliance. Sets a new timeline to reach full compliance: 70% of classrooms for 2026-27; 80% for 2027-28; 90% for 2028-29; 100% for 2029-30.

When Shaniece Weller took the stage at the UFT Paraprofessionals Awards Luncheon on March 7, the atmosphere was so electric, she said, the moment felt surreal.“It was very affirming to know that my ...

Members of the Federation of Nurses/UFT ratified a new contract Friday night that raises nurses' salaries at Staten Island University Hospital- South (SIUHS) by a compounded 14 percent, protects their ...

When trust is broken by someone (or something) you rely on, the impact can be deeply disorienting. In this episode of the Brewing Wellness podcast, trauma-informed therapists Suzanne Shanley and Emily ...

As a longtime District 75 teacher, I’ve learned useful behavior-management strategies for supporting the learning of special education students. Many of these techniques can be used to address and ...

About 1,700 UFT members and guests marked the union’s 65th anniversary at this year’s observance of Teacher Union Day on Nov. 2 by honoring union members past and present for their efforts to improve ...

UFT members at the six sites that make up District 31 Pre-K Centers on Staten Island are no longer staying silent in the face of mistreatment from their principal, thanks to Chapter Leader Amy Craine.