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MORE-UFT MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE BOARD REFLECT

ON MAY 8, YOU DECIDE WHO REPRESENTS UFT MEMBERS ON THE PENSION BOARD. I HOPE YOU CHOOSE BEN.

Join the ‘Strengthening TRS: Our Pension System’ virtual town hall on Thurs, 5/2 at 5:30 PM

The Incivility of Michael Mulgrew and his Medicare Dis-Advantage Plan

🚨 Call to Action: Our ‘Get Out The Vote’ homework for upcoming UFT & TRS elections

On the UFT Unity Approach to "Activism"

Post mortem on a disappointing state budget

A Conversation with Brandon 'Griot B' Brown

A Conversation about the Newly Released NYSED Report on Mayoral Control of NYC Public Schools

Mulgrew, and his Unity Political Machine, did nothing to STOP Tier 6.

The UFT Welfare Fund is Prioritizing Investments over Dental Benefits

UFT's 3 Consequential Elections: Petitions are in and the Game is On

The real story of charter schools & the evolution of the Democratic Party on this issue

Paraprofessionals Need a Raise, Not a Tip

UFT Paras’ new survey measuring calls for a LIVING WAGE and a FAIR CONTRACT goes viral

What Is That Rancid Aroma Coming from Tweed? Is the Department of Education Crumbling?

Teacher Pension Election - Why You Should Care

NYC schools disband teaching and learning division, which oversees Banks’ top literacy initiative

Do Supervisory Observation Reports Improve Effectiveness As a Teacher?

Latest 'Talk Out of School': A conversation with filmmaker and NYC educator, Hanan Harchol

Those Wacky UFT Bosses and Their Zany Antics

The Next Step: UFT Paras for A Fair Contract launches campaign for A LIVING WAGE and FAIR CONTRACT; seeking paras to run on its election slate

WHO NEEDS A LIVING WAGE WHEN I GOT YOU A HANDBOOK?!— Unity UFT Para Chapter Leader Speaks Out Against UFT Devising a Collective Bargaining PLAN to Fix Para Pay with a LIVING WAGE

Latest 'Talk Out of School': NYC's controversial new reading program

Call to Action: Fix Para Pay, Now! Sign the petition.

Realpolitik in Albany: Will Tier 6 Be Fixed?

UFT Welfare Fund Needs Survey: Help Improve Our Dental Benefits

WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY DOING TO FIX TIER 6?

Mulgrew's Unity Caucus makes up new rules for Para Chapter Elections, without our consent

Egad!! Did You Know That Chronic Absenteeism Impedes Student Learning?

An Open Letter to President Joe Biden

The Class Size Law Rally and City Council Hearing

It's UFT Election Season

Selecting Members of the Board of Regents

Retired Teachers Seek Union Shakeup to Dodge Medicare Advantage

Why Is Ben Morgenroth's Candidacy Important?

NAC-UFT launches school chapter election mobilization campaign

Ben Morgenroth For Teacher-Member Trustee of NYC TRS Board

NYC Council rally + hearing on class size Feb. 29 at noon; talking points too!

Talk Out of School: Conversations with Bennett Fischer and Marianne Pizzitola

Where is Robin Hood When We Need Her? The Battle Over Equitable School Funding in New York State As we move closer to the April 1 budget deadline one battle will dominate, the issue is totally bi-part

A Special 'Talk Out of School' broadcast, tonight: Conversations with Bennett Fischer, candidate for RTC chapter leader, and Marianne Pizzitola, Prez of NYC Retirees

Victory at last! NY Attorney General Tish James enforces law and makes College Board stop selling student data

Lobbying: Communicating with any Public Official for the Purpose of Influencing Legislative Issues

UFT RTC election race launches with Retiree Advocate/UFT slate announced at UFT HQ

Unity Punishes Competence

UFT - Want Tier 6 Pensions Fixed? Do More than Just Donate to COPE.

UFT Retirees To Make Big Announcement To Take Back Our Union: Fri, Feb 16, 1 PM at 52 Broadway

Laura Pappano on the rise of right-wing parent groups spreading disinformation about our public schools

Technical meltdown prevents NYC students from logging onto virtual classes during remote snow day

Is Threatening a Strike the Best Strategy to Fix Tier 6?

James Eterno: Mentor, Friend, Inspiration

Mulgrew Doesn’t Want Us Demanding Changes to Tier 6 Pensions at the Negotiating Table Because It’s “ILLEGAL”: He Lied to Us, Again

JAMES ETERNO - We've lost a Giant.

In Loving Memory of James Eterno

Shuffleboard on the Titanic

Teaching is Not a Science

NYC schools would lose $131 million under proposed changes to state funding formula, officials say

When schools assign substitutes the wrong status, the error suppresses their pay

🚨 Fix Tier 6? Sooner than later! Don’t miss today’s webinar about the state and future of our Tier 6 pensions

Gov. Hochul’s proposed Foundation Aid budget cuts and the impact on New York State schools

Bill Gates' outsize influence on educational policy

Talk Out of School, Tonight! Gov. Hochul’s proposed Foundation Aid budget cuts and its impact on New York State schools

Fix Tier 6? Sooner than later! NAC-UFT caucus to host webinar, next week, to discuss the state and future of our Tier 6 pensions

Should the UFT Take a Position on the Hamas-Israel War?

6 PREDICTIONS ON HEALTHCARE

School Governance in NYC: A Step Closer

Wall Street Loves Mulgrew

Nominate Amy Arundell for the HERStory Award

Hochul proposes more than $800 million funding increase for NY schools, 4-year extension of mayoral control

NYC Mayoral Control Hearing Testimony

Affording to stay healthy: The costs of health insurance for teachers

How Does a Bill Become a Law in Albany?

Are Mulgrew and MLC Tipping the Scales for Aetna?

Recap of the Major Education Stories of 2023 - Part 2 w/ Johanna Garcia & Naveed Hasan

UFT LEADERSHIP – BEFORE YOU SUE SOMEONE IN OUR NAME, ASK.

Should Governor Hochul Tell You How to Teach Reading?

Emerging Concerns About the New Healthcare Plan for City Workers Shared by PSC-CUNY *Corrected Petition Link*

Emerging Concerns About the New Healthcare Plan for City Workers Shared by PSC-CUNY

Smiling Mike Mulgrew's Used Car Lot and Hospital

Recap of The Major Education Stories of 2023 with Diane Ravitch: Part 1