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

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Pursuant to the 2024–2025 school year calendar, all schools are closed on June 5, in recognition of Eid al-Adha and Anniversary Day. Please note that the actual date of Eid al-Adha may vary from year ...

We’re at the midpoint of the two-year phase-in of the city’s new reading programs for elementary schools. Given the city’s diverse student population, the most pressing issue for educators has been ...

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 ...

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 ...

The UFT today launched a television ad campaign calling on members of the New York City Council to pass legislation aimed at providing paraprofessionals an additional $10,000 annually. The ad, “Crisis ...

United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said the Trump administration's executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education will harm the nation's most vulnerable students.

My name is Michael Mulgrew, and I am the president of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT). On behalf of the union’s more than 190,000 members, I would like to thank Education Chair Rita Joseph and ...

Members of the Federation of Nurses/UFT ratified a new contract Thursday night that raises nurses' salaries at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn by a compounded 15.8 percent and requires the hospital to ...

The Federation of Nurses/ UFT sent a 10-day strike notification to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn on Tuesday night, Feb. 18. Unions are required by federal labor law to give healthcare institutions 10 ...

More than 5,500 UFT members are employed by organizations other than the Department of Education. They are members of the union’s private and nonprofit chapters, and such members encompass some 26 ...