- Make sure you have already enrolled with the UFT. You can enroll in the union as an active member on the UFT website.
- If you are newly hired, have you have received a paycheck from your employer? If not, we may not yet be unable to identify you by the information you have entered. Please try verifying your identity once you have received a paycheck from your employer. You can still join the Union or the Welfare Fund, you may have to wait until we can verify your employment and identity.
- Please use the first and last name that is shown on your paycheck. Some members enroll with a different name than what shows on their paychecks. We store the "pay name" in our membership system, as well as the name with which you enrolled.
- If you have recently moved and have not yet updated your addressed with the membership department or Welfare Fund, please use the previous zip code where you resided.
- If you have not given the membership department or Welfare Fund any address, you will not be able to verify your identity until an address is on file.
- If you are still having trouble verifying your identity, please contact the membership department at 212-598-6855 or Welfare Fund at 212-539-0500.