Nothing about the Para Respect Bill has come easily.

The organizations urging a "pause" seek to preserve a status quo where private interests influence public policy, unions are weakened, and public schools rely on corporate-funded intermediaries.

The Supreme Court says states can block the country’s biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings.

A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to terminate the collective bargaining rights for more than a million federal employees.

Protesters showed what democracy looks like—peaceful, passionate and people-powered.Last Saturday, in small towns, suburbs and cities across America, more than 5 million people turned out against grow...

U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk in a highly rare move.

Coming out on September 16, 2025 — AFT President Randi Weingarten has written a book.  It’s called WHY FASCISTS FEAR TEACHERS: Public Education and the Future of Democracy.  In this moment in history ...

Sally-Ann tells her union story and how the members of Unity caucus empowered her to empower others.

"Amy Arundell tried to sabotage the upcoming UFT election by filing a baseless lawsuit against the UFT, her own union. The goal of Amy Arundell’s lawsuit was to..."

On Monday, I examined in some detail the scare campaign that the opposition ABC slate, following the lead of the entrepreneur Marianne Pizzitola, had waged around our UFT pensions, and its failure to ...

Amy Arundell's caucus issued a press release today filled with lies.

UFT members are on the move and building power for Paraprofessional Respect

I realized the real change was starting to grow within Unity...they saw my potential and never asked me to be a yes dear type.

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NEW YORK (PIX 11) — New York City Department of Education paraprofessionals gathered outside City Hall Wednesday, joined by the United Federation of Teachers and elected officials, rallying for what t...

Recently, I wrote about my political history in the UFT on the Unity Substack. As a new teacher who had political differences with Al Shanker, I ran on the New Action slate in my first UFT election. B...

From being elected Delegate my first year teaching, to being elected Chapter Leader six years later, my journey in activism has opened my eyes to the extraordinary efforts that Unity members put in

Neither ABC or ARISE have offered any ideas on how to improve para pay, just platitudes...but can’t bring themselves to endorse the only plan that exists – because it has been put forward by Unity

"If you believe in avoiding division within the UFT, Unity’s stance might resonate with you." - Emile Fici, Special Educator, former Paraprofessional and current Chapter Leader

"They want you to be afraid. They want you to be angry. That is their stock-in-trade."

Why Yelling Online Feels Productive—But Isn't Changing Anything

"There’s still work to be done, but my wife and I are proud to stand behind President Mulgrew and the Unity Caucus. They’re not just dreaming of change—they’re making it happen."

WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to media reports revealing the draft of Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to eliminate the U.S. Department o...

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GOP leaders canceled then rescheduled a Tuesday evening vote as they tried to flip holdouts.

If UFTers recognize my name, it is as a longtime activist and leader in the union: fourteen years as a rank-and-file teacher, including a decade as the Clara Barton HS chapter leader; a dozen years as...

This historic fight to close the pay gap challenges outdated bargaining limits—and paves the way for bigger wins for all UFT members. Sign the petition and be part of the change!

We are calling on members of the New York City Council to pass legislation to give every UFT-represented paraprofessional an annual recurring payment of approximately $10,000. It’s a matter of equ...

Michael Mulgrew and the UNITY Caucus are fighting for higher para pay right now!

We are calling on members of the New York City Council to pass legislation to give every UFT-represented paraprofessional an annual recurring payment of approximately $10,000. It’s a matter of equ...

Michael Mulgrew and the UNITY Caucus are fighting for higher para pay now! happen right now! UFT

NYSUT RA Resolutions Approved, Class Size Reduction Law Implementation, District and Committee Reports, NYHA...

The publishing corporations shareholder profits skyrocket while the child’s cognitive learning windows slowly but inexorably shut - Its well past time city educrats Let Teachers Teach!

Continued curriculum concerns, class size law implementation progress, impact of special education committees, library book contracts...

Read the latest from UFT Welfare Fund Executive Director Geof Sorkin

Watch what the UFT opposition does, and you will see that they don’t understand the responsibilities of union leadership, and they don’t know how to do the work of leading.

Unity Takes Action: Making NYC Reads Work for Educators and Students

Let’s talk about “salting.”