Help expand the influence of our chapter
The Retired Teachers Chapter’s remarkable membership of 53,000 dwarfs most other union retiree organizations in the country. While we have a strong core of active and involved retirees — the pillars who built the UFT into a powerful political force — and have accomplished a great deal, we always can do better. Read More...
New retirees’ health insurance deductions
When municipal employees retire, it takes several months before they start receiving regular pension checks from the city and another few months before those checks reflect the optional rider deduction for health insurance. Read More...
Fighting for health care reform
The report from Washington, D.C., where six of us representing the Retired Teachers Chapter gathered with more than 100 other retiree leaders from across the country at the three-day AFT Retiree Leader Conference, is that health care reform remains the top priority on everyone’s mind. Read More...
Membership meets
The auditorium at UFT headquarters was packed for the first Retired Teachers Chapter general membership meeting of the year on Oct. 13. Read More...

