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Article Sixteen — Leaves
Cumulative Absence Reserves and Sick Leave back to top Teachers on regular appointment reinstated after retirement will be credited with the cumulative reserves remaining to their credit upon retirement and such reserves as they accumulated as...
Martin Plotkin
Martin Plotkin was a UFT member for nearly 50 years, most recently serving as the UFT's District 6 representative in Washington Heights.
Article Seventeen — Retention, Excessing and Layoff
Retention of Assignment — Regular Substitutes back to top A regular substitute who, upon completion of one year of service in a school, has been notified in writing by the principal that he/she will be reassigned in that school for the following...
Rights and benefits information for military service members and veterans
Educators who are serving or who have served in the U.S. military qualify for special leaves of absence and may be eligible for special benefits
Where can I obtain information about UFT Welfare Fund Retiree Programs?
You can call Retiree Programs at 212-598-6879, check out the Retiree Programs section of the UFT website (http://www.uft.org/chapters/retirees/programs), the Guide to Retiree Programs on our website ( http://www.uft.org/health-benefits/retiree...
Who is entitled to participate in UFT Welfare Fund Retiree Programs?
All UFT and Welfare Fund retiree members, as well as their spouses or domestic partners on file with the Welfare Fund, are entitled to participate in the program.
Beatrice Fierman
Beatrice Fierman was a social studies teacher at Frank D. Whalen MS 135, the Bronx.
Thomas Walsh
Thomas Walsh was a UFT member for 34 years, most recently teaching English literature at the LaGuardia High School of Music and Art in Manhattan.
Ira Wells
Ira Wells was a social studies teacher for many years until his retirement in 1981.
What other states offer UFT Welfare Fund Retiree Programs? Is there a contact person?
There are coordinators in all five boroughs as well as in Westchester/Rockland/Putnam, Suffolk and Nassau Counties, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, the greater Washington, DC area, New Jersey, Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Israel. To...