A UFT school chapter in Queens stood up to — and together against — a hostile principal and won. An independent arbitrator on Jan. 19 ordered Melissa Haidary, the principal at PS 186 in Bellerose, ...

Are you preparing to welcome a new child into your life? The UFT is here to help. Register for one of our upcoming Pathways to Parenthood workshops and learn all you need to know about your parental ...

Come to the 8th annual HERstory brunch! This year's theme is "PowHERing Through." Please join us to celebrate Women’s History Month and honor the outstanding women who drive the labor movement. Enjoy ...

Tom has spent decades fighting for the financial security of New York City’s educators. From running pension workshops, to meeting with UFT members during the school day and beyond to address their ...

Register to attend the 2026 UFT Early Childhood Conference. Attend day of creativity, growth, discovery and collaboration as we shape the future of education for our youngest learners. Welcoming ...

Bronx paraprofessionals are invited to an online certification workshop. We'll learn all the certification requirements for paraprofessionals with our facilitator Christine O'Callaghan, a UFT ...

You may be enjoying your retirement benefits now, but you know how hard we had to fight to fix the pension tiers. Our fellow UFT members who are in Tier 6 now need our help. As it stands, they must ...

Please join your fellow school counselors, UFT representatives and our wonderful guest speakers at this year's annual School Counselors Conference. This year's theme is "School Counselors: Where ...

The New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) are exams that educators must pass to get certified as teachers in New York. In this 2.5-hour workshop, elementary school educators will ...

Cumulative Absence Reserve (CAR) is the formal name for UFT-represented pedagogical DOE employees’ “sick bank" of days. All titles earn one CAR day per month after serving 16 days on payroll. The day ...