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 dental, optical, and
hearing aid benefits. Additionally, we created two new benefits
for our retirees.
First, we helped to protect our entire UFT family, providing
greater coverage for dependents through our new Dependent
Survivor Coverage. Second, as a result of the financial burden
that the Medicare Part D legislation placed on our
Medicare eligible retirees, we created the Medicare
Catastrophic 5% reimbursement. 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 our 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 throughout your retirement.
Sincerely,
Randi Weingarten