Three slates of candidates are competing in the 2025 union elections. Read their statements to find out where they stand on ...

“Our union was appalled by the content in a recent DOE newsletter. The content was offensive to the Jewish community and came on top of a series of similar egregious communications under the DOE ...

Would you like to build greater emotional resilience and improve your communication under pressure? In this episode of the Brewing Wellness podcast, Lexi Mulee, a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) ...

Annual raises of 3%, 3%, 3%, 3.25% and 3.5% percent. Ratification bonus of $3,000 Annual bonuses of $400 on May 16, 2024; $700 by May 5, 2025; $1,000 on May 1, 2026; and $1,035 on May 1, 2027. This ...

What Mental Health Services are available through Provider Wellness? Through Provider Wellness, all Providers have free, 24/7 access to the UFT's confidential helpline – by phone or by text – provided ...

Eligible teachers with 14 years of service can apply for a one-year Educational Research Project sabbatical. The research project has to be in the field of education and job-related. The project must ...

Yes, if they are earned during the year(s) that are included in calculating your final average salary, although certain caps may apply. The UFT won this important benefit in a landmark lawsuit against ...

Now hear this: The UFT Welfare Fund has improved an important benefit for members who have experienced hearing loss. The reimbursement for hearing aids, previously $1,500 every three years for UFT ...

United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, flanked by educators and union leaders, called on the city Department of Education to reimburse employees on time for tuition and mileage costs ...

After graduating from Queens Technical HS in 2015, UFT Career and Technical Education Award winner Mohammed Hossain spent two years in college pursuing his passion — electrical engineering. But rather ...

Whether you are preparing for tenure or applying for a transfer to a new school through the Open Market Transfer system, compiling a digital teaching portfolio can be a wise move. Digital portfolios ...

UFT retirees who are enrolled in the union’s Supplemental Health Insurance Program (SHIP) will now enjoy improved dental benefits and some much-needed relief from health insurance plan copayments. “We ...