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Protecting NYers through COVID tracing team

Retired science teacher Virginia Jackson had been off the job only a month before she was recruited in March 2020 to work in the COVID Test and Trace Corps of New York City.

Turning 65? Enroll in Medicare

Everything you need to know about signing up for Medicare if you’re turning 65, whether you are retiring or continuing to work.

Social Security, Supplemental Security benefits

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 1.3 percent in 2021, the Social Security Administration has announced.

2020-21 Annual Benefits Meetings

The Retired Teachers Chapter is holding its Annual Benefits Meetings for 2020–21 in the five boroughs and all the outreach sections.

Contacting TRS or BERS with offices closed

Teachers’ Retirement System offices are still closed to visitors, but TRS is finding other ways to serve its members during the pandemic.

Elections fuel Florida members

Despite heroic efforts to get out the vote in Florida, UFT retiree volunteers were unable to swing the state to Joe Biden. UFT retiree coordinators and activists on both coasts were disappointed, especially since polls indicated a strong possibility of turning the state blue.