Medicare 101: All you need to know
Signing up for Medicare involves more than just checking a box on a form; there are multiple parts to Medicare, and rules and premiums vary.
Trading lesson plans for shopping lists
Retiree Lorraine Castro has traded in lesson plans for shopping lists since joining forces with her daughter, an in-service teacher at DeWitt Clinton HS in the Bronx, to launch Flavor Bandits, a food truck business that serves up empanadas and other...
We remain one union
We may have differences, but we all work together on the important stuff. We put members first, and we don’t let our differences get in the way of our similarities.
Marian Thom, founding member of the Paraprofessionals Chapter, dies
Marian Thom, a dynamic force for Asian American causes and a founding member of the UFT Paraprofessionals Chapter, died on Sept. 4 after a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 88.
Relief for joint pain
UFT Welfare Fund members, both in-service and retired, and their families now have special access to Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) thanks to a new partnership between the UFT Welfare Fund and the hospital.
Push to improve pension COLA
Delegates at the UFT Delegate Assembly approved a resolution calling for the union to push for a fairer cost of living adjustment for New York City public employee pensions.
Correct address needed for termination pay
Checks for termination pay will be sent to the address on file with the Department of Education. Here is how to update your address if you have moved since your retirement.
Become a Si Beagle instructor
Have an interest or subject matter that brings you joy? Consider teaching fellow retirees as a UFT Si Beagle instructor. Here is how to become an instructor.
UFT abandons Medicare Advantage
In late June, the UFT withdrew its support for the city’s proposed Medicare Advantage plan for New York City’s Medicare-eligible retirees.
2024 COLA increase is 1.8%
Retirees will see a 1.8% increase in their UFT pension checks due to the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that was hard fought by the union and the rest of New York State's labor movement.