March 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the union’s formation, the beginning of its remarkable growth and extraordinary ...

George is the UFT's virtual assistant, available 24/7 to provide answers to your most frequently asked questions straight ...

UFT President Michael Mulgrew won his sixth term as the union’s president. Mulgrew and the Unity Caucus candidate received 54% of the vote.

Unions empower their members to work together to fight for the working conditions they need to do their jobs well. For public school educators in ordinary times, that means advocating for better ...

The United Federation of Teachers, joined by individual teachers, today filed suit in Manhattan State Supreme Court to stop the Adams administration from cutting as much as $2 billion from city ...

Following an arduous four-month-long vetting process that included five town halls witnessed by more than 12,000 UFT members, delegates at a special Delegate Assembly on April 19 voted to endorse ...

“Our lawsuit against congestion pricing continues. Today's announcement changes nothing — pollution and traffic congestion will be worse in the poor, working- and middle-class neighborhoods of the ...

The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) will award nearly $1 million in college scholarships to public high school students at its annual Shanker Awards ceremony on Tuesday, June 3 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m., ...

United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew today announced that the union is establishing a new prerequisite for mayoral candidates who want to be considered for the UFT endorsement: ...

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on July 21, 2021, that all New York City employees, including teachers and other DOE employees, will be required by Sept. 13 to either be vaccinated or participate in ...

Decorum, it seems, is honored lately more as an ideal than a practice. Outbursts at our December RTC membership meeting come to mind. As a middle child, having grown up in a family that spoke to one ...