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

George is the UFT's virtual assistant, available 24/7 to provide answers to your most frequently asked questions straight ...

The number of optical stores available to UFT Welfare Fund-eligible members has increased by almost 800 nationwide with the addition of Visionworks to the General Vision Services network.

The new health care committee convened by the UFT spent its first two meetings on April 3 and 30 delving into the intricacies of health care coverage for New York City workers and retirees.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew won his sixth term as the union’s president. Mulgrew and the Unity Caucus candidate received 54% of the vote.

Calm is an app for a phone or tablet focusing on mindfulness practices, featuring guided meditation, calming sounds, ambient music and sleep stories. It has resources specifically designed for ...

UFT President Michael Mulgrew said city educators could support a citywide ban on student cell phones provided four key safeguards are part of any new city policy: Educators are not the first or sole ...

The United Federation of Teachers, joined by individual teachers, today filed suit in Manhattan State Supreme Court to stop the Adams administration from cutting as much as $2 billion from city ...

We grow up learning that books are important because of the life lessons we absorb from them. But what about the lessons we can learn from our own family stories? What a marvelous feeling it would be ...

Falsely pleading poverty, the city Department of Education released school budgets that needlessly cut school funding and rolled back the progress made in creating small class sizes this school year ...

Unions empower their members to work together to fight for the working conditions they need to do their jobs well. For public school educators in ordinary times, that means advocating for better ...