A deferred pay date is only applicable if you have yet to meet the age of retirement and will be collecting your pension at a later time.

Applications for the Retired Teachers Chapter (RTC) get processed on your date of retirement, however, due to a high volume of applicants, please allow for up to one week to complete the process.

In 2000, after several frustrating years, the UFT, NYSUT and the rest of the state’s labor movement convinced New York State to provide an annual, permanent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to retiree pensions.

“You have reached the promised land,” UFT President Michael told 650 cheering audience members at the union’s annual New Retiree Luncheon at the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan on Nov. 26. “You had hope and passion to change children’s lives,” he said, “and you did.”

Each year at the beginning of March, eligible retired members receive a partial reimbursement from the UFT Welfare Fund for the cost of an optional drug rider that provides prescription coverage from their insurance carrier.

The UFT Welfare Fund Legal Plan with its Elder Law Supplement helps and protects all retired members and their spouses or domestic partners.

Find important information about the health benefits the UFT Welfare Fund provides for its retired members.

At our popular Day at the University program, members select from a series of engaging lectures on history, art, music, adventure, politics, or law and listen to our noted keynote speaker.