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UFT Action @uftaction.bsky.social · 3h
1/2: @uft.org VP for Education, Mary Vaccaro shared written testimony at yesterday’s @council.nyc.gov hearing on the risks of AI, affirming UFT’s commitment to empower educators and fight for safeguards around AI’s use in the classroom.
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UFT @uft.org · 23h
Paraprofessionals and teachers make a great team 💙 Together, they work to help students feel safe and confident to thrive in the classroom. Paraprofessionals need pay that reflects the work they do. Across titles in our union, we’re committed to RESPECT for paras. #TimeForRESPECT
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UFT @uft.org · 01/10/2026
Tickets are $15 and include an exclusive Gotham FC pencil case. 🩵 Come show your NYC spirit with fellow educators: www.gofevo.com/event/Nycpub...
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NYC Public Schools Day
10/4/26 @ 12:00 PM - NYC Public Schools Day
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UFT @uft.org · 01/10/2026
Bring your students, families and friends to Sports Illustrated Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1:00 p.m. to see the top-ranked team in the National Women's Soccer League! It’s a quick ride on the PATH train.
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UFT @uft.org · 01/10/2026
Got plans Sunday? Gotham FC is offering special tickets for NYC educators to their match against LA's Angel City FC this Sunday, Oct. 4. ⚽
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AFT @aft.org · 01/10/2026
This LGBTQIA+ History Month, we celebrate the courage & resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community's fight for equal rights & dignity. Teach about historic figures and moments in the LGBTQIA+ rights movement w/@sharemylesson.bsky.social⤵️ sharemylesson.com/collections/lgbtq…
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UFT @uft.org · 01/10/2026
The UFT Steuben Committee promotes opportunities for UFT members to embrace their German heritage with social and educational events! To learn more and get involved, check out our website here: www.uft.org/get-involved...
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UFT @uft.org · 01/10/2026
The UFT celebrates German American Heritage Month! In October we're honoring the history and culture of German Americans and celebrating their contributions to education and labor. Stay tuned for an honoree later this month!
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UFT @uft.org · 01/10/2026
To join the UFT Italian American Heritage Committee and learn about events, visit: www.uft.org/get-involved...
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UFT @uft.org · 01/10/2026
In October we celebrate Italian American Heritage Month! The UFT honors the history of Italian Americans in the labor movement and in education. Join us in celebrating the contributions of Italian Americans and stay tuned for an honoree later this month!
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UFT @uft.org · 29/09/2026
Teacher’s Choice are funds we lobby to get included in the city budget each year. These funds help to reimburse eligible UFT members up to a designated amount for the cost of supplementary supplies and materials to improve their students' educational experience 🙌 Learn more and get shopping now!
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UFT @uft.org · 29/09/2026
The DOE has released the Teacher’s Choice spending amounts for this school year! Teachers will receive $220 — amounts for other eligible titles are detailed on our Teacher’s Choice webpage: www.uft.org/teachers-choice
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UFT Action @uftaction.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
1/ Staff from the Billion Oyster Project, a progressive non-profit working to restore the oyster reefs across New York Harbor, is trying to unionize with the @uft.org! But the non-profit's CEO is doing whatever he can to block the effort…
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UFT @uft.org · 27/09/2026
Are you signed up for UFT emails? With contract negotiations on the horizon, you've got to be in it to win it! Make sure you're registered for UFT emails to make your voice heard with surveys and receive our next contract action steps. Check your email here: bit.ly/4AmJsaR
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UFT @uft.org · 26/09/2026
On Wednesday, September 9, the UFT, AFT and Microsoft announced a new agreement: a National AI Safety & Privacy Standard for schools. The agreement is focused on protecting students' and teachers' privacy and safety, while ensuring transparency for educators and parents about the AI tools.
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UFT @uft.org · 25/09/2026
Curious about the fight to Fix Tier Six? Read about our big win here: www.uft.org/get-involved...
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UFT @uft.org · 25/09/2026
This summer, thanks to amazing solidarity from UFT members and unions across the state, we successfully lowered the retirement age for TRS Tier Six members to 58 with 30 years of service. A half-decade earlier. A big win together!
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UFT Action @uftaction.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@governor.ny.gov needs to oppose Trump’s voucher scheme. Similar programs have disproportionately benefited the private school elite, leaving public school students and taxpayers stuck with the bill. Tell Governor Hochul to #OptOutNow. #NoVouchersInNY www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/...
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As Hochul weighs opting in to tax credit, teachers unions and school choice advocates vie for her ear
In a rare instance of agreement with the Trump administration, the governor reiterated her support for the federal scholarship tax credit.
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UFT @uft.org · 22/09/2026
As a discipline dean at the HS for Environmental Studies in midtown Manhattan, Elizabeth Del Rosario splits teaching duties with managing behavior issues, and enforcing school policies to ensure a safe learning environment. Learn more about her role in this What I Do feature: bit.ly/4AsFflS
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AFT Maryland @aftmaryland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
👏 Did you know @aft.org & @uft.org worked with @microsoft.com to create a legally binding contract prioritizing AI privacy, safety and transparency? It includes requirements to protect students and educators and for parents to receive clear communication if AI is used in schools.
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AI safety must be the priority
Officials must act now to make safety as important as innovation.
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UFT @uft.org · 20/09/2026
Wishing all of our members observing today an easy fast and a meaningful Yom Kippur.
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UFT @uft.org · 18/09/2026
Are you signed up for UFT emails? With contract negotiations on the horizon, you’ve got to be in it to win it! Make sure you’re registered for UFT emails to make your voice heard with surveys and receive our next contract action steps. Check your email here: bit.ly/4AmJsaR
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UFT @uft.org · 18/09/2026
Did you know a 1917 NYS law requires elementary schools to teach about the humane treatment and protection of animals? Today, many teachers are unaware. But the UFT Humane Education Committee wants to change that. Learn about how they can help you integrate humane education: bit.ly/4iAFsNv
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UFT Action @uftaction.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@governor.ny.gov listen to what our educators have to say 👇 #NoVouchersInNY #OptOutNow @nysut.bsky.social
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UFT @uft.org · 17/09/2026
This is not right for New York State. We don’t have to play into this scheme that erodes public schools. #NoFederalVouchers #OptOutNow @nysut.bsky.social @aft.org @rweingarten.bsky.social @melindajperson.bsky.social @nynurses.bsky.social @citizenactionny.org @aqeny.bsky.social @pcsunion.bsky.social
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UFT @uft.org · 17/09/2026
They also pose a deep equity problem. Private schools that accept voucher dollars may legally turn away students with disabilities, LGBTQ+ students and students on the basis of religion.
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UFT @uft.org · 17/09/2026
Vouchers move public money to private schools with no accountability. When students leave the system with vouchers, so does school funding – but the costs for staff, programs, buses all remain the same. Who covers the gap? Local taxpayers…
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UFT @uft.org · 17/09/2026
On Wednesday, @nysaflcio.bsky.social, @nyclabor.bsky.social, @ljoywilliams.bsky.social with NAACP NYSC, elected officials, parent leaders and many more filled UFT HQ with one message for @governor.ny.gov: New York should opt out of Trump's private school voucher program.
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UFT Action @uftaction.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#TODAY, the @uft.org was outside City Hall, standing with our allies in the City Council defending the para RESPECT check. #RESPECTForParaprofessionals
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UFT Action @uftaction.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
3/3: And shout out to all our advocates including @nychange.bsky.social, @citizenactionny.org, @investinourny.bsky.social, @nyclu.org, ASBO, Include NYC, @lwvnyc.bsky.social, NYC APRI, AM Grace Lee, AM Steven Raga, and others who joined @nysut.bsky.social + @aft.org to say #NoVouchersNY
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UFT Action @uftaction.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
2/3: Thank you to @psc-cuny.org, @aqeny.bsky.social, @ljoywilliams.bsky.social, @theactionnetwork.bsky.social, HTC, @nyclabor.bsky.social, @nysaflcio.bsky.social, Local 237, @nynurses.bsky.social, SSSA, @citizenactionny.org, LILTA, @momsrising.org, CSEA NY & NYSPTA for standing up #OptOutNow
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UFT Action @uftaction.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
1/3: Working New Yorkers are united in telling @governor.ny.gov to say no to school vouchers and any other policies that undermine a strong public education. #NoFederalVouchers #HochulSayNo
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UFT Action @uftaction.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@governor.ny.gov, @uft.org is calling upon to stand firm against Trump’s voucher scheme. It harms learning, undermines your own investments in education and students pay the price. Say #NoVouchersInNY #OptOutNow
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AFT @aft.org · 16/09/2026
Here’s what we’re seeing around the country. Vouchers don’t help students, they don’t help communities and they drain the budget. @rweingarten.bsky.social
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UFT @uft.org · 16/09/2026
Today, the UFT is hosting @nysut.bsky.social @aft.org, National Action Network, NAACP NYS, the A. Randolph Institute, elected officials and other allies with one message: @governor.ny.gov, OPT OUT of federal voucher programs! #NoVouchersInNY #OptOutNow
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UFT @uft.org · 15/09/2026
The UFT also has a Hispanic Affairs Committee - join us to connect with fellow educators: www.uft.org/get-involved...
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UFT Hispanic Affairs Committee
When we founded the UFT Hispanic Affairs Committee in 1986, our goal was simple: to help inform members about cultural, pedagogical and professional issues affecting Hispanic educators.
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UFT @uft.org · 15/09/2026
From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we honor Hispanic Heritage Month! The UFT proudly celebrates the contributions of Hispanic and Latinx educators and workers in NYC and beyond. We’ll be highlighting some amazing Hispanic American union members later this month 😄
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UFT @uft.org · 14/09/2026
The salaries of UFT-represented employees increase by 3.5% effective today, Sept. 14 as a result of the wage increases that the UFT negotiated in its collective bargaining agreement with the DOE. The per-diem, per-session and coverage pay rates will also rise. Learn more: bit.ly/3SZEpwj
The image features a protest scene with multiple blue signs and banners. Bold text states, "WE EARNED THIS" with an arrow pointing to "3.5% salary raise. Effective today, Sept. 14." The lower section reads, "Negotiated by educators, for educators," alongside the UFT (United Federation of Teachers) logo.
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AFT @aft.org · 10/09/2026
AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social is right. A big part of why we collaborated with @microsoft.com on this AI guardrail agreement is to ensure that kids are still learning how to think critically and build relationships - not offload their thinking to technology.
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UFT @uft.org · 12/09/2026
Wishing everyone a happy Rosh Hashanah! To our Jewish members, may your year be filled with blessings, joy, and all things sweet. Shana Tova💙
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AFT @aft.org · 11/09/2026
In New York City, @uft.org members at PS/MS 278 kicked off the new school year with AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social, who thanked educators for keeping students grounded, giving them hope and helping them navigate a rapidly changing world. #PublicSchoolProud 🍎 bsky.app/profile/aft....
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UFT @uft.org · 11/09/2026
UFT members reflect and remember 9/11/01 together in this New York Teacher feature: www.uft.org/news/feature...
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AFT @aft.org · 11/09/2026
For this 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, @uft.org member and high school history teacher @sari.bsky.social discusses how it shaped her career, her lessons about the attacks have changed over time, and advice for other educators on how to teach about 9/11 with care and compassion.
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Teaching 9/11 When Students—and Their Parents—Don't Remember It
A New York City teacher shares how her lesson on the terrorist attacks has evolved over the past 25 years.
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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🇺🇸 This year marks 25 years of remembrance since 9/11. Help students learn about the events of Sept. 11, honor those affected and explore its lasting impact with age-appropriate lessons, primary sources and first-person accounts. @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @uft.org
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9/11 Lesson Plans and Resources
Find free K-12 9/11 lesson plans, primary sources and activities on the attacks, remembrance, government, counterterrorism and Islamophobia.
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UFT @uft.org · 11/09/2026
Today, on the 25th anniversary of September 11th, we remember and mourn the lives lost that day and in the years that followed. We also honor the workers that helped New York respond, recover and rebuild. #NeverForget
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UFT @uft.org · 10/09/2026
First Day of School at PS 197 in Brooklyn featured some VERY special guests 😎
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UFT Action @uftaction.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If our city wants to attract & retain the paraprofessionals our students depend on, they need to step up support. A starting salary of $32k/yr makes serving this city unaffordable and is causing a staffing shortage – impacting students who need critical services. #RESPECTforParaprofessionals
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UFT @uft.org · 10/09/2026
Happy first day of school, NYC! To our educator members, wishing you a great start to the year!! Your union is here for you from Day 1. We’ve got answers to questions big and small here: www.uft.org/your-rights/frequently-…
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AFT @aft.org · 09/09/2026
Privacy. Safety. Transparency. Our new National AI Safety & Privacy Standard with @uft.org and @microsoft.com protects student and educator data, requires human oversight and gives families clear information about how AI is being used in schools.
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AFT @aft.org · 09/09/2026
@rweingarten.bsky.social: As we honor all who died on 9/11, it feels like a week where we should engage in problem solving to build a better life for all. The AFT, @uft.org & @microsoft.com created this plan to ensure students are safe & educators & parents are in the driver's seat.
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