Michael Mulgrew

A conversation with president of the United Federation of Teachers about the new tentative teacher contract. 

Many former city workers will see big changes to their existing health coverage after a committee voted to approve a new Aetna-run Medicare Advantage Plan for municipal retirees. 

What to expect from the reopening of New York City public high schools on Monday.

The head of the UFT Teachers Union, Michael Mulgrew, speaks about school closures and what can be done to reopen schools quickly.

President of the large teachers' union United Federation of Teachers discusses whether and how schools may reopen against the risks of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The delegates approved the labor contract but there is still a vocal group of critics who are encouraging members of the teachers union to reject the nine-year deal. Here the union pr...

Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, gives an update on the UFT's positions on teacher contract negotiations, charter schools and weather-related school closings.

Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers in New York, discusses how New York State education officials and teachers' unions came to a compromise and how teacher evaluations will be done.

President of 32BJ Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Mike Fishman and president of the United Federation of Teachers in New York Michael Mulgrew explain why their unions are joining the Occupy Wall Street protests today.

Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, discusses the messages to educators in both the State of the Union address and Mayor Bloomberg's State of the City.

Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers in New York, discusses the upcoming hearing to determine whether teacher effectiveness scores will be released to the public, and what we learned from Cathie Black's first interview.

Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, offers his take on the next schools chancellor, Cathie Black.

Calls for School Reform

Can an individual teacher help an individual student? The teachers’ union head says there is no way to measure whether that's true, or not. Michael Mulgrew, a United Federation of Teachers vice president, argues teachers' impact on test scores can't be isolated and they should not figure ...