Should you require immediate assistance with a prescription drug issue outside of office hours, please call Express Scripts at 800-723-9182. Register with the UFT Welfare Fund, which is separate from ...

Join us for our first chapter meeting of the school year, where we’ll come together as a community to learn about important issues facing our chapter and union. This is a great opportunity to meet and ...

New UFT members are invited to an online meeting to learn about their benefits as a union member and the programs that are available to support them professionally. Registration is required.

The Municipal Labor Committee and the city reached a tentative agreement on a health care plan for in‑service and pre-Medicare employees. Review FAQs, view our slide deck presentation and read more ...

On Jan.1, 2026, the NYC Employees PPO plan will replace the GHI CBP plan for in-service city workers and pre-Medicare ...

In a sign that the pandemic has drawn to a close, the city Department of Education’s special COVID-19 leave policy has ended. Over the DOE’s initial objections, the UFT was able to squeeze out one ...

Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in mid-July, the Trump administration proceeded with 1,400 layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education as it continues its plans to dismantle the agency. The ...

When it comes to cellphones, New York City public schools are on “silent” mode. The city’s Panel for Educational Policy adopted the chancellor’s regulations on the new state law in late July, and ...

The Adams administration has dropped its effort to implement a Medicare Advantage health care plan for the city’s roughly 250,000 Medicare-eligible retirees. Mayor Eric Adams announced on June 20 that ...

To make the most of your benefits, you must learn about them and understand them. The UFT and TRS offer clinics and workshops throughout the year to provide the information you need to prepare for ...

James J. McBratney was just 12 when a family tragedy could have derailed his life. But today, McBratney, a product of Staten Island public schools, is a successful business owner and financial adviser ...

Single-session schools have four three-hour evening conferences a year in September (back to school), November, March and May and two two-hour afternoon conferences a year in November and March.