UFT members’ dues pay for the full array of services that your union provides to support you and your career — everything from professional support services and development to help you be better at your job to negotiating and enforcing the contract; from representing you in disciplinary cases to providing you with professional, social and entertainment activities; from keeping you informed through this website and union publications to shaping public policy through the media. Some part of your dues goes to support our state organization NYSUT and our national parent the American Federation of Teachers. But most of your dues pay for services provided directly to you.