UFT Members Are Winning - BIG
WINS AT CITY LEVEL
- Funded Teacher's Choice at $20 million
- Secured budget support for Teachers Center – funded at a minimum of $3.6M per year since
- Drove NYC Census turnout with a historic 61.9% self-response rate for a city of a record 8.8 million people
- Secured funding annually for UFT programs including Teacher Center, United Community Schools, Positive Learning Collaborative, Dial-a-Teacher, and BRAVE.
WINS AT STATE LEVEL
- Secured $1.6 billion more a year for NYC schools
- Won a 7.2% increase in school aid
- Capped class size in NYC
- Implemented fixes to TIER 6 retirement
- Won automatic enrollment for paraprofessionals in NYCTRS retirement fund
- Held the line on the charter cap and introduced legislation to curb charter industry abuses
- Passed mandatory overtime for home care nurses in both houses
- Passed bills to fix the funding rate method for special education providers and realize the benefit of the state-promised 11% growth factor
- Spearheaded "Voting No" on Prop One at the Constitutional Convention in 2017
WINS AT FEDERAL LEVEL
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- Supported passage of the American Rescue Plan: $170B in dedicated funding to advance the process of returning to in-person instruction and $350B to help avoid layoffs of educators and other essential public servants
- Fought for passage of the Inflation Reduction Act
- Advocated for relief to millions struggling with student loan debt
Yet, Did You Know...
You Can Help Drive Change
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The Committee on Political Education (COPE) is the UFT’s political action arm, advocating for our members' rights and for strong, safe public schools across the state.
UFT COPE Elevates Issues By Supporting Candidates In Pivotal Races
UFT COPE endorses candidates who support educators and public education and who align with our union values.
We also make sure to support candidates who have the greatest likelihood of being able to advocate for us in the halls of power.
UFT COPE is nonpartisan and has a thorough endorsement process for vetting candidates. The only criteria for earning our endorsement are a demonstrated commitment to labor and education issues.
While you might not personally like some of the candidates the union endorses, it's important we collectively support the ones who support our collective rights as workers.
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