May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month (formerly Better Hearing and Speech Month), a time to raise awareness about communication disorders and ways to improve the quality of life for those who ...

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

The UFT Retired Teachers Committee has a long history of activism and union involvement. Our current retiree committees are continuing this tradition.

Curious if you’re being paid what you deserve? Check out the UFT Salary Checkup in the UFT Member Hub. This new online resource helps teachers, paraprofessionals and members in several other ...

Some 75% of UFT members participate in the Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA) program, providing them with an additional retirement income stream. By law, a set percentage of the funds must be withdrawn each ...

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 ...

The Teacher’s Choice program will again reimburse UFT-represented educators for some of their out-of-pocket expenses for supplemental instructional supplies and materials of their choice. The exact ...

In New York City and eight other downstate New York counties, EmblemHealth would provide both doctor and hospital coverage, allowing for continued, uninterrupted care from the doctors that members ...

In a sign that the pandemic has drawn to a close, the city Department of Education’s special COVID-19 leave policy has ended. Over the DOE’s initial objections, the UFT was able to squeeze out one ...

The president is taking a wrecking ball to schools and the U.S. Department of Education, federal jobs, Veterans Affairs, Medicaid and so much more.

The United Federation of Teachers' Delegate Assembly, the union's highest decision-making body, voted Tuesday evening to endorse Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor in the ...

The UFT gave out $5,000 college scholarships to 200 high school seniors and nine graduate students at the 56th annual Albert Shanker College Scholarship Awards Ceremony on June 3 at UFT headquarters. ...