The UFT maintains five borough offices where you can call or walk in to ask a question or have a problem addressed. You can find a list here, with hours and addresses.
In the borough offices, you will find:
- Salary representatives to help you with payroll problems or delays, and check that you are getting the right salary.
- Pension consultants who can respond to your questions about the pension system.
- Educational liaisons to advise you about certification requirements as well as classroom issues.
- Safety representatives are specially trained to respond to incidents as well as environmental health and safety issues.
- Other staff who can help or direct you to the proper place for any other issue such as leaves, health insurance, transfers, contractual problems.