Please read this text before submitting the online membership form below:

YES! I request and accept membership in United University Professions/AFT Local 2190 (UUP), and its affiliates, New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the National Education Association (NEA), and the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).

I recognize the need for a strong union and I believe everyone represented by a union should pay their fair share to support the union’s activities. I hereby request and voluntarily authorize my employer to deduct an amount equal to the regular monthly dues applicable to members of UUP and remit that amount to UUP. Annual membership dues in United University Professions are 1 percent of employees basic annual salary for employees at or above the minimum salary negotiated for the bargaining unit, nine-tenths of 1 percent of employee basic annual salary for employees earning less than the minimum salary negotiated for the bargaining unit. I understand that this authorization and assignment is not a condition of my employment and shall remain in effect, regardless of whether I am or remain a member of the union, for a period of one year from the date of this authorization and shall automatically renew from year to year unless I revoke this authorization by completing and sending the UUP opt-out form via U.S. mail during the annual window period of July 1-31.

By providing my cell phone number and signature I am expressly consenting to receive autodialed and/or prerecorded calls and/or text messages from UUP on contract or benefits. I understand that this consent is not a condition of my membership with UUP, its national affiliates or the local organization named above.