April 1 of each year — the date you must be on payroll to receive the annual retention bonus. May 1 of each year — the annual retention payment is scheduled to be paid "on or about" May 1 annually.

On this first episode of UFT On Air, we'll talk with new teachers about their expectations for the new year. Then we'll sit down with Michael Mulgrew to get an update on the paraprofessional RESPECT ...

We’re a group of educators who gather to share ideas, plan conferences, workshops and fun activities with other educators who share a belief in the power of school libraries. Membership is open to all ...

The UFT Welfare Fund’s New Retiree Luncheon will be held Tuesday, Nov. 17, inside Shanker Hall at UFT Headquarters, 52 Broadway, 2nd floor. The luncheon is to honor members who retired between Sept. 1 ...

Everyone who was in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, has a personal 9/11 story, including UFT educators who were hard at work ...

Checks for termination pay are mailed to the address on file with the city Department of Education. If you have moved since you retired, you must update your address with the DOE. To update your ...

When New York State’s cellphone ban went into effect last September, it was met with a mixture of enthusiasm, skepticism and even some opposition. Now, a year later, doubts have subsided and something ...

Most Democratic governors, caught between teachers unions and a coalition of faith-based schools and political organizations, have yet to opt in or out of a tax credit included in the GOP’s One Big ...

While living in San Francisco in her 20s, a laid-off office worker and sometime substitute teacher named Helaine Witt was strolling past the Holy City Zoo comedy club when a barker beckoned her inside ...

Staten Island UFT members are invited to register for one or all of our upcoming yoga classes. The cost to attend is only $1 per class! Take a break for yourself — join our yoga classes to boost your ...

Join the UFT and the Westchester Soccer Club for the final regular season home match of the season against Union Omaha! UFT members will receive discounted tickets. Each ticket includes a food voucher ...