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This is the official account for the United Federation of Teachers. We proudly represent NYC public school educators, nurses, childcare providers and other professionals.

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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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AFT @aft.org · 09/09/2026
Good morning from New York City! 🍎 We're joining @uft.org & @microsoft.com to announce a national AI safety & privacy standard for schools to protect students, families & educators. Read more about the agreement here. ⬇️ www.aft.org/press-releas...
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AFT, UFT and Microsoft Announce ‘National AI Safety & Privacy Standard’ for Schools to Protect Students, Families and Educators
NEW YORK—After months of intense negotiations and in the absence of any meaningful federal and state rules governing artificial intelligence in schools, AFT President Randi Weingarten, United Federati...
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AFT @aft.org · 08/09/2026
We’re excited to kick off the new school year with our @uft.org members at PS/MS 278! @rweingarten.bsky.social is meeting with educators as they prep their classrooms for new students. 🍎
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UFT @uft.org · 07/09/2026
This Labor Day, we’re honoring workers past, present and future. Ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the NYC labor community especially honors the workers who ran toward danger, helped our city recover and rebuild, and paid an enormous price. Proud to be part of the union family today and always!
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UFT @uft.org · 03/09/2026
The RESPECT check is a lifeline for paras who show up daily to care for NYC’s most vulnerable children, even at their own expense. We must fix the broken system of pattern bargaining. It’s kept paras trapped with low wages for decades and now it’s preventing them from living in the city they serve.
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UFT Action @uftaction.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
NYC’s paraprofessionals are essential to getting special needs students the support they need. They deserve the dignity of a living wage - not for @mayor.nyc.gov to sue to block a well-deserved financial boost. #RESPECTforParaprofessionals
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UFT @uft.org · 02/09/2026
Join us on Tuesday, September 8! uft.org/labor-day-rally-march
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UFT Action @uftaction.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Pattern bargaining is an injustice to lower-paid workers. Thanks to its use, starting wages of paraprofessionals are $32K - far below the poverty line. No wonder there is a dire para shortage in NYC schools. @mayor.nyc.gov, it’s time to give paras RESPECT. #RESPECTforParaprofessionals
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UFT @uft.org · 02/09/2026
Today, the DOE and the City announced updated policies on student-facing generative AI use in schools, alongside a new screen time policy. Swipe to see a statement from UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
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UFT @uft.org · 31/08/2026
Hear directly from our paras and educators 📢 The RESPECT Check Law is “not a luxury, but it certainly is a lifeline” for the paraprofessionals who care for the most vulnerable children in our city and keep them safe. #RESPECTForParaprofessionals
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NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO @nyclabor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
25 years after 9/11, we honor those who ran toward danger, helped our city recover & rebuild, and carried the consequences for years afterward. Join us Tues, Sept 8 at 4:30pm on Liberty St for Labor Day & a special tribute to the workers of 9/11. Our City. Our Fight. Our Future.
2026 New York City 
Labor Day Rally & March

Our City. Our Fight. Our Future

Including a 25th Anniversary Tribute to the Workers of September 11th, 2001.

Tuesday, September 8, 4:30PM
Liberty Street Between Church Street & Broadway

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