Functional chapters
Over the years, the United Federation of Teachers has grown to include many different kinds of educators and school-based professionals who share common interests and concerns. These various groups have formed chapters of their own, known as functional chapters.
Functional chapters have their own elected leadership. The interests of functional chapters are represented on union decision-making bodies such as the Executive Board and the Delegate Assembly. They hold regular meetings to map out strategy and identify members’ concerns. Some functional chapters, such as school counselors and secretaries, have their own contracts negotiated alongside the main UFT contract.
Here’s some of the UFT’s functional chapters that may have members in your school:
- Attendance teachers
- School counselors
- Hearing educational services
- Laboratory specialists and technicians
- Nurses and therapists
- Paraprofessionals
- School secretaries
- Social workers and psychologists
- Speech teachers
Visit Our Chapters to see the full chapter list and find out more about how your functional chapter leader can support you.
You can find out more about the activities of your functional chapter leader as well as important information about your salary, rights and responsibilities by clicking on the link for your chapter. If you need any additional help, you can go to your school's UFT chapter leader as well.