The UFT has an office in each borough staffed by specially trained representatives who can answer members’ questions about salary, certification and licensing, health coverage and other benefits, educational requirements, safety, pension and much more.
Our borough office staff
Each office is staffed by a borough representative, a district representative (DR, for short) for every community school district, a high school representative and several special representatives.
The borough representative coordinates each borough’s activities. Part of the borough rep’s job is to act as the union’s chief political representative in the borough, lobbying elected officials and other decision-makers on behalf of the public schools. The other UFT reps handle problems or grievances that cannot be settled at the school level and address matters of districtwide significance.
Our hours of operation
UFT borough offices are open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, during the school year.
This summer, UFT borough offices will be open Mondays through Thursdays, from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., from Monday, June 30, through Thursday, Aug. 7. Borough offices will be closed from Aug. 8 to 22 and will reopen on Monday, Aug. 25, on the modified summer schedule through Aug. 29.
All UFT offices are closed on Friday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day, and on Monday, Sept. 1, in observance of Labor Day. Regular office hours, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
You can reach the union at 212-331-6311 if you need assistance.
