If you are Medicare eligible, you should have received your 2025 standard Medicare Part B reimbursement from the New York City Office of Labor Relations (OLR) in April 2026. Retirees and/or eligible ...

Lady Liberty centerpieces decorated the tables in Shanker Hall on May 15 as 300 guests, including members and loved ones, gathered for the UFT Academic High Schools Awards. The evening was framed by ...

"For the past four school years, the School Construction Authority (SCA) simply ignored the class size law. It built new seats or sited new projects based on other criteria or took no action at all.

Gives New York City an additional two years to reach full compliance. Sets a new timeline to reach full compliance: 70% of classrooms for 2026-27; 80% for 2027-28; 90% for 2028-29; 100% for 2029-30.

After months of organizing, documenting and union intervention, educators at Flushing HS succeeded in shutting down a principal’s initiative that isolated students from their peers. The now-defunct ...

Teacher Jacqueline Armento, who holds degrees in social studies and criminology and has a passion for both fields, found her happy place at John Bowne HS in Flushing, Queens. “I love this school. I ...

When Shaniece Weller took the stage at the UFT Paraprofessionals Awards Luncheon on March 7, the atmosphere was so electric, she said, the moment felt surreal.“It was very affirming to know that my ...

Members of the Federation of Nurses/UFT ratified a new contract Friday night that raises nurses' salaries at Staten Island University Hospital- South (SIUHS) by a compounded 14 percent, protects their ...

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 ...

When trust is broken by someone (or something) you rely on, the impact can be deeply disorienting. In this episode of the Brewing Wellness podcast, trauma-informed therapists Suzanne Shanley and Emily ...

As a longtime District 75 teacher, I’ve learned useful behavior-management strategies for supporting the learning of special education students. Many of these techniques can be used to address and ...

WHEREAS, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a special election to fill three vacancies in the New York State Legislature to be held on February 3, 2026; and WHEREAS, candidates for special elections ...