A salary step is an increase in salary based on experience. With continuous service you move up a half-step twice a year — although there may be no monetary difference between the “A” and “B” levels ...

Thousands of special education students in New York City public schools this school year are still without the services they are legally entitled to because of massive shortages of paraprofessionals, ...

New York’s labor movement came together on an extraordinary scale Sunday, March 8, to demand pension reforms at a rally at the MVP Arena in Albany. More than 10,000 union members from the NYS AFL-CIO, ...

For the 8th-graders from PS/IS 119 in Queens, the three-room, 325-square-foot walk-up in the Lower East Side tenement building was surprisingly not as cramped as they thought it would be. However, as ...

“In a world increasingly challenged by the erosion of core values such as kindness, acceptance, truth and fairness, your role in shaping the future becomes even more critical,” said UFT Family Child ...

WHEREAS, education unionists and many other sectors of the labor movement have expressed indignation and alarm at the brutal targeting of our immigrant fellow workers, family members, and communities ...

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 ...

"As a former teacher and life-long educator, Kamar Samuels has the experience and perspective necessary to help our school system thrive. We are looking forward to working together to protect our ...

An injustice to one is an injustice to all. That’s the message UFT members in the 30 schools in Brooklyn’s District 21 sent to the principal of PS 99 in Midwood and to the Department of Education when ...

Our paraprofessional RESPECT campaign will continue strong in the new year. As 2025 draws to a close, the chances of our “RESPECT check” bill advancing in the current City Council session grow slimmer ...

A handful of New York City teachers are leading a revival: bringing student journalism back to public high schools. In recent years, just 27% of city high schools have had a school newspaper. Blame ...

UFT announces the citywide launch of NYC Childcare Navigator, a platform that connects New York City families to upwards of 12,000 childcare options across the five boroughs. It offers instant ...