My name is Michael Mulgrew, and I am the president of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT). On behalf of the almost 200,000 members in our union, especially the 26,000 paraprofessionals, I want to ...

The United Federation of Teachers will testify today in support of the City Council's proposed "RESPECT check" legislation that would provide every New York City paraprofessional an annual $10,000 ...

New York’s labor movement came together on an extraordinary scale Sunday, March 8, to demand pension reforms at a rally at the MVP Arena in Albany. More than 10,000 union members from the NYS AFL-CIO, ...

When she retired in 2022 after 32 years of teaching in the Bronx, Elizabeth Tremberger wanted to find a way to give back to the community. It just so happened that she attended the same church as the ...

A few months after their middle son, Christopher, died in March 1997 at age 29, Peter and Patricia Whitehouse were invited to Gainesville, Florida, for a day of remembrance in his honor. Peter ...

Thousands of New York City public school educators are turning up the heat for pension reform by sharing their personal stories about why it's needed. This Friday, 2/6, city educators plan to pepper ...

The NYC Employees PPO (NYCE PPO) health care plan will replace the GHI CBP plan for in-service city workers and pre-Medicare retirees on Jan. 1, 2026. The following are answers to members’ most common ...

Our paraprofessional RESPECT campaign will continue strong in the new year. As 2025 draws to a close, the chances of our “RESPECT check” bill advancing in the current City Council session grow slimmer ...

“If you’re worried that you’ll go home and your parents won’t be there, you’re not worried about doing well on your algebra exam,” said Tina-Marie Zuber, a math teacher at Grover Cleveland HS in ...

A handful of New York City teachers are leading a revival: bringing student journalism back to public high schools. In recent years, just 27% of city high schools have had a school newspaper. Blame ...

UFT members who have requested to transfer from the Board of Education Retirement System (BERS) to the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) must complete and notarize a key form by Dec. 10 for their ...