You can update your personal information directly on the UFT website or the Member Hub. You must be a registered user on the UFT website to do so. If you haven't registered yet, see instructions on how to do so. 

To update your email address only, log in to the UFT website and click on “My Account” in the top right-hand corner. You must use a personal email address (not a school or a DOE-related email) for your account on the UFT website. 

From the “My Account” page of the UFT website, you will also find a link to Change of Status/Update your Information form to update your address and your primary phone number.

You can also send an email to membership@uft.org from the email address on record with the union. In your email to the membership department, you must include:

• your first and last name
• your UFT member ID number OR the last four digits of your Social Security number OR your file number OR your EIS number
• your new information

From the “My Account” page of the UFT website, you will also find a link to Change of Status/Update your Information form to update your secondary address.

Requests to add or update a secondary address can also be made by email to membership@uft.org or via mail. Please let us know that is it your secondary address and allow some time to coordinate within all UFT departments.

If you send an email, you must include:

1. Your first and last name
2. Your UFT ID number or the last four digits of your Social Security number
3. the new information

You may also write to the union at: Membership Department, 52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004 to notify us of a new or modified secondary address. If you send the request by mail, YOU MUST SIGN the request.

If you move seasonally, be sure to call the UFT Membership Department at 212-701-9690 each time you change your location so we can be sure to send your mail where you are currently residing.

You must provide a legal document (marriage certificate, etc.) for proof of name change.

If you receive Welfare Fund benefits, you should fill out the fill out the Welfare Fund’s Change of Status Form on the UFT website to change your name. If you need further assistance, contact the Welfare Fund at 212-539-0500.

If you don’t receive Welfare Fund benefits (you are a per diem or a paraprofessional sub, for example), you should contact the UFT Membership Department at 212-539-0500 or membership@uft.org to change your name.

Requests to add or update a secondary address must be made by email to membership@uft.org or via mail. You must provide a copy of the legal document in which you are appointed as guardian or Power of Attorney when requesting any change of personal information.

If you send an email, you must include:

1. The member’s first and last name
2. The member’s UFT ID number or the last four digits of their Social Security number
3. the new information
    

You may also send the request in writing to the UFT Membership Department, 52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004. If you send the request by mail, YOU MUST SIGN the request.

If you never received or lost your UFT membership card, you can request a replacement, but keep in mind that the UFT-Mobile app contains a digital version of your membership card with your UFT member ID number and a QR code for scanning. If you would like to request a physical card, call UFT Member Services at 212-701-9690 or email your request to memberservices@uft.org.

In both cases, you will need to provide your full name, address, telephone number and your UFT ID number OR the last four digits of your Social Security number OR your file number OR your EIS number.

To find out if we have your correct address on file and to update it if we don’t, the quickest way is to download the UFT-Mobile app and go to “My UFT.” You can also call the UFT Membership Department at 212-701-9690 to check if we have the correct address.

You can also send an email to membership@uft.org from the email address on record with the union.
You must include:

• your first and last name
• your UFT member ID number OR the last four digits of your Social Security number OR your file number OR your EIS number
• the new information

If you receive Welfare Fund benefits, you may also update your mailing address by filling out the fill out the Welfare Fund’s Change of Status Form on the UFT website. You must be logged in to access this form.

Federation of Nurses/UFT members and other UFT members who do not receive Welfare Fund benefits will also find a link to a Change of Status/Update your Information form on the My Account page of the UFT website after they log in.

You can enroll in the UFT if you are a New York City Department of Education pedagogue, paraprofessional, hourly group or retiree, or if you belong to one of the charter or private schools, hospitals or non-profit organizations in which employees have UFT representation.

To find out if you belong to a UFT collective-bargaining agreement, contact the UFT Membership Department at 212-701-9690 to verify your eligibility for UFT membership.

Go to the UFT website and fill out the online union enrollment form. You should select the “enroll in the UFT” button to register for a website account (and verify your email address) and then you should follow the “join the union” prompts.

If you have any questions or run into difficulty with the online union enrollment process, please call the UFT Memberships Department at 212-701-9690. They will be happy to assist you.

Yes, you can. Go to the UFT website at www.uft.org/enrollment-info and fill out the online union enrollment form. You should select the “enroll in the UFT” button to register for a website account (and verify your email address) and then you should follow the “join the union” prompts.

If you have any questions or run into difficulty with the online union enrollment process, please call the UFT Membership Department at 212-701-9690.

Check the current dues schedule on the UFT website or call the Membership Department at 212-701-9690 to find out your dues amount. The website dues section also explains how your dues are calculated.