Fun and games with a purpose sums up the first game night organized by the UFT Climate and Justice Committee on March 21 at UFT headquarters. The 25 participants got to try Energetic: The Board Game, ...

The Labor Solidarity Project connects RTC members with opportunities to support the labor movement as a whole. Members boost unionized workers' spirits, showing up on the picket lines in support of ...

At the Feb. 12 Delegate Assembly, delegates approved one resolution mandating the UFT to advocate for tenured teachers who receive a “No Rating” due to their leave of absence. These teachers, the ...

Forms of communication come and go, but public speaking has remained popular from ancient times through today. People tune into award shows primarily to watch the acceptance speeches. A speech can ...

When a UFT retiree dies, there are steps a surviving spouse or beneficiary must take to receive all the benefits they are due. Before contacting anyone, gather all relevant papers and documents, such ...

With more than 300 unions in New York City, several of them are bound to be confronting problems at any given moment. At the same time, there are plenty of UFT retirees who have the time and the ...

Big Apple Award winner and Bronx special education teacher Benjamin Jones encourages his fellow educators to use artificial intelligence software to quickly and simply alter or adjust curriculum to ...

More than 200 religious and community leaders packed Shanker Hall for the union’s faith-based and community breakfast on March 20 to discuss how to rise to the challenges of the current political ...

The UFT Delegate Assembly voted on March 19 to endorse UFT Treasurer Victoria Lee for reelection as a teacher-member of the New York City Teachers’ Retirement System board. “Victoria Lee is a ...

Federation of Nurses/UFT members at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn on Feb. 26 overwhelmingly ratified a contract that provides a 15.8% raise compounded over two years and includes new commitments from ...

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 ...

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