The UFT's Political Action Department is active in a wide variety of political battles across the city in support of New York’s children and schools. Our Political Action Coordinators (PAC) are key players in this work.
PACs handle:
- Day to day borough activities
- City Council and state legislation
- Volunteer work
- Phone banking
- Canvassing
- School Budgets: Participatory budgeting through City Council/ Capitol Funding
- Lobby Day
- District lobbying for State and City legislatures goes through the PAC
At all times, UFT members and staff must notify their PAC that a politician is coming to their school building.
PACs can help with:
- Graduation
- Speakers for school events
- Turkeys and other donations
- Giveaways
- Support for school fairs
- COPE and Voter Registration
For more information or to get involved in political action, contact the Political Action Department at 212-598-7747. You can also reach your borough’s political action coordinator using the information below:
Borough Political Action Coordinators:
Borough political action coordinators
Brooklyn: gmonte [at] uft [dot] org (Greg Monte)
Bronx: mborrelli [at] uft [dot] org (Margaret Borrelli)
Manhattan: dgault [at] uft [dot] org (Dennis Gault)
Queens: lhughes [at] uft [dot] org (Lamar Hughes)
Staten Island: dcoppola [at] uft [dot] org (Donna Coppola)
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