Caring for the whole child is who we are and it is what we do. That’s why the UFT is calling upon you once again to bring the ...

Delegates overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Oct. 15 to continue supporting the "RESPECT check" campaign and to participate in a citywide day of action on Nov. 13 — the new date of the City ...

The city Department of Education has released this year’s allotments for the Teacher’s Choice program, which reimburses eligible UFT members for some of the supplemental instructional supplies they ...

I provide care before and after school for students — and during the day for infants and toddlers — from my home in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Right now, I’m caring for my grandsons, who are 2 and 9, and ...

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 ...

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plans to lay off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown, siding with unions, which have argued that the dismissals ...

Research shows that students who participate in social-emotional learning (SEL) programs do better in school — both academically and socially. Not only do student achievement scores rise with exposure ...

Retired UFT members joined Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks across the five boroughs and on Long Island in October. Retirees contributed in other ways as well. At the Staten Island Si Beagle ...

Hundreds of UFT members knocked on doors across the city and worked the phones to campaign for Zohran Mamdani and the union’s other endorsed candidates in the weeks leading up to the mayoral election.

If you are a retired UFT member under age 65 and enrolled in the GHI CBP health plan, you will be automatically enrolled in the new NYC Employees PPO (NYCE PPO) plan effective Jan. 1, 2026. Here are ...

New York City workers and their families can now rest assured that they will have premium-free health care coverage for the next five years thanks to the new New York City Employees PPO health plan.

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 ...