Retiree

Meet the Officers and Executive Board members of the Chapter.

Dear Retiree:

Welcome to the growing ranks of retirees made up of almost 51,000 plus happy, happy people. We hope you are enjoying your new status. After all your years of hard work and dedicated service to the children of New York City, you deserve to enjoy your retirement.We at the UFT want to express our thanks to you for serving New York City students over the years, and for helping us continue a strong vital union which has been in the forefront of fighting for educational improvement.As a retiree, you are still an extremely important part of this union, and we don’t want you to forget that. You can count on us to continue fighting on your behalf. You must fight on your behalf by contributing to COPE. We intend to keep working to ensure that your social security, health care, Medicare, and pension benefits are protected and improved as the cost of living rises. We hope you will now join our Retired Teachers' Chapter and keep a social and a political connection with the UFT.This site will provide you with late breaking information and news. SURF IT!!!

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HOT NEWS THAT NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION:

• Coverages now pensionable

• City settles pension lawsuit with UFT

• Stolen laptop may contain some UFT retirees’ personal info. (For related information see NYSUT's Handout on IDENTITY THEFT - Membership Meeting click here)

• Info on proposed merger between GHI & HIP (Further updates will be forthcoming)

• Termination Pay: Have you Moved?

• Increase in SHIP premiums
  

• UFT Chapter REJECTS new surcharges on Medicare Part B. See resolution passed on 10/17/06.

• Resolutions:

• 1. Opposition to Means Testing of Part D (Prescription Drug Plan)
  

• 2. Opposition to Increase in Medicare Part B (payment to Doctors) based on income (Means Testing)
  
  3. Federal Tax Credit Long Term Care
  
  4.Improvements in the COLA
  
  5.Stop the Privatization of Medicare
  

• Bush "stays the course" with privatization of Social Security!

• You have turned 65. You are Medicare eligible. Now What?? Click here.

• Medicare Part D plans for 2008 (HIP & GHI)

• ENHANCED MEDICARE PART D SIMPLIFICATION???

• *Establish or Stop Your EFT Account at the TRS

• “Fix It. Don’t Risk It!” Click here to see Olympia Dukakis saving Social Security As We Know It

• NYSUT's Handout on IDENTITY THEFT - Membership Meeting click here
• NYSUT and UFT introduce one stop interactive site providing straight answers on healthcare benefits for older adults and people with disabilities.
  

• Glimpses of Legislative Battles to Come

• 9 Essential Facts About Health Benefits