Both parents are each entitled to six weeks of UFT parental leave if they both work for the DOE in UFT-represented titles. In the 2023 DOE-UFT contract, the union fixed a thorny issue with the ...

As a UFT member, you have a comprehensive health benefits package that city unions jointly negotiate for their members and the supplemental benefits that the UFT Welfare Fund provides. Although you ...

If UFT-represented DOE employees want to take additional time off following a UFT parental leave or a maternity leave to care for their child, they may take an unpaid child care leave until the ...

Yes. People who do not return from a UFT parental leave are responsible to repay the money they received while on this leave. If you do not return to active service for 12 calendar months, you will be ...

UFT parental leave: Eligible UFT-represented DOE employees may take up to six weeks of parental leave following the birth, adoption or foster care placement of a child. The 2023 contract agreement ...

Take the traditional maternity leave including any applicable right to borrow days and/or use a grace period; or Take a UFT parental leave. Under this option, immediately following the birth of a ...

UFT parental leave provides for six weeks of paid leave. Birth parents can supplement these weeks by using CAR days in their bank from the day of birth until either their available days run out, or ...

You should apply at least 15 days prior to the anticipated due or covered event date, but no later than 10 days after delivery to ensure timely payment of the benefit from the UFT. If your baby ...

Births over the summer are subject to the same time frame as births during the school year. A UFT member can use days from their CAR bank for any work days once the new school year begins up to six ...

Member participation builds our union’s power. That’s why we launched Union Power Points, a new program that encourages ...

As a result of our intense negotiations with the DOE over our concerns with the NYC Solves curriculum, the DOE is releasing key policy updates to all middle and high school math teachers and ...