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Welfare fund
United federation
of teachers
local 2 aft,
nysut, afl-cio
Trustees
Randi Weingarten, Chair
Michael Mendel
Ronald C. Jones
Thomas Pappas
Mona Romain
Arthur B. Pepper
Assistant DirectorsLorna E. Baptiste
Robert A. Burwick
Mirkin & Gordon, P.C.
The Atruim
98 Cutter Mill Road
Great Neck, New York 11021
Buchbinder Tunick & Co., LLP
One Penn Plaza, 53rd floor
New
York, New York 10119
The Segal Company
One Park Avenue
New York, New York 10016-5895
message from
randi weingarten, president
Dear Colleague,
This new edition of "The Red Apple" enumerates the benefits our
Welfare Fund delivers. For over forty years, we have fought to secure quality
and affordable health benefits even as benefits are eroding across the nation.
As you are aware, this year we embarked on a thorough review and fiscal analysis
of our benefit designs. As a result of that review and the money to the Welfare
Fund, negotiated in our recent contract, we have been able to increase our
prescription drug, dental, optical, hearing aid and disability benefits.
Additionally, we helped to protect our entire UFT family, your dependents,
by extending their access to our Welfare Fund benefits through our new Dependent
Survivor Coverage. However, our work is never complete. We will continue
to fight on all fronts, to provide our members with the benefits you deserve.
Our Welfare Fund staff is always available to assist you with all of your
health care needs. You should also visit ou website at www.uftwf.org, which
provides access to valuable health related resource information.
Finally, while I hope you never have to use all of the benefits we provide,
but if and when you do, know we are committed to ensuring that you have quality
affordable health benefits.
Sincerely,
Randi Weingarten