Retired Teachers Chapter Leader Tom Murphy (standing, left) addresses RTC members during the Ocala Section Annual Meeting earlier this year.

Retired Teachers Chapter Leader Tom Murphy (fifth from left) gets together with members from the RTC's Puerto Rico section at the Group's annual breakfast at the Condado Plaza Hilton Hotel on March 27 in San Juan.

UFT Retired Teachers Chapter members Carol Silverstein (left) and Barbara Masure take part in the Palm Beach, Florida, portion of the Women's March on Jan. 21. For a complete story about the union's involvement in several of that day's events.

Theodore Fettman, a 60-year teacher union member and founding member of the UFT 56 years ago, with his wife Beverly, gets a handshake from UFT President Michael Mulgrew and a standing ovation from the crowd during the Teacher Union Day celebration on Nov. 6 at the New York Hilton.

Interested in betting on a sure thing when in Las Vegas? Then you’d want to bet on UFT Retired Teachers Chapter members. They were out in force on Oct. 1, when they were joined by UFT President Michael Mulgrew (seated, left) and AFT President Randi Weingarten (seated, second from right) at the RTC Las Vegas section’s Labor Seminar at Painter’s Hall. Members learned what is at stake in the upcoming presidential election and how they could help get out the vote for Hillary Clinton for president. They also had a chance to meet with candidates who stand with labor and are endorsed by the AFT and AFL-CIO.

The presidential election was on the minds of UFT retirees this summer as they geared up to help get Hillary Clinton elected.  top left: RTC Nevada Section Coordinator Richard Miller and his wife, Janet, flank Clinton. left bottom, center: Retirees hear from UFT President Michael Mulgrew, then engage in other election-related activities at the AFL-CIO Retiree Conference at the Democratic National Convention in July. right: RTC member Eric Metzger takes part in a door-knocking campaign for Clinton in Pennsylvania before that state’s primary.