Retired Teachers Chapter Luncheon 2023

Anne Goldman (left), the UFT vice president for non-DOE members, and RTC Chapter Leader Tom Murphy present Nancy Barth Miller, a retired nurse, with the Federation of Nurses/UFT Retiree of the Year Award.

Long Island City HS retirees Marta Sierra (left), a former school counselor, Ping Wang and Chris Watkins, both former teachers, catch up at the luncheon.


UFT President Michael Mulgrew tells members that the retiree “daytime army’s” work “is the stuff that has made this union a legend.”

NYSUT Community Service Award winners from 2020 to 2023 with (bottom row, from left) Mulgrew and NYSUT Vice President Ronald Gross during the awards portion of the event.

Nancy and Joseph Delaney (right) receive the 2020 Fanny Simon Award for outstanding achievement and human rights work, including food drives, from RTC Chapter Leader Tom Murphy.

Retired teacher Patricia Blackwell returns to her seat after receiving a 2023 NYSUT Community Service Award.

Retiree Norman Zamcheck, who teaches in the Si Beagle program, plays piano as he performs with two other musicians at the luncheon.


Honorees and members of the AFTerburners, the name of a UFT group that does phone-banking for the American Federation of Teachers, gather for a photo.

Anne Goldman (left), the UFT vice president for non-DOE members, and RTC Chapter Leader Tom Murphy present Nancy Barth Miller, a retired nurse, with the Federation of Nurses/UFT Retiree of the Year Award.

Long Island City HS retirees Marta Sierra (left), a former school counselor, Ping Wang and Chris Watkins, both former teachers, catch up at the luncheon.


UFT President Michael Mulgrew tells members that the retiree “daytime army’s” work “is the stuff that has made this union a legend.”

NYSUT Community Service Award winners from 2020 to 2023 with (bottom row, from left) Mulgrew and NYSUT Vice President Ronald Gross during the awards portion of the event.

Nancy and Joseph Delaney (right) receive the 2020 Fanny Simon Award for outstanding achievement and human rights work, including food drives, from RTC Chapter Leader Tom Murphy.

Retired teacher Patricia Blackwell returns to her seat after receiving a 2023 NYSUT Community Service Award.

Retiree Norman Zamcheck, who teaches in the Si Beagle program, plays piano as he performs with two other musicians at the luncheon.


Honorees and members of the AFTerburners, the name of a UFT group that does phone-banking for the American Federation of Teachers, gather for a photo.

Anne Goldman (left), the UFT vice president for non-DOE members, and RTC Chapter Leader Tom Murphy present Nancy Barth Miller, a retired nurse, with the Federation of Nurses/UFT Retiree of the Year Award.
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Retired teacher Patricia Blackwell returns to her seat after receiving a 2023 NYSUT Community Service Award.

Retiree Norman Zamcheck, who teaches in the Si Beagle program, plays piano as he performs with two other musicians at the luncheon.


Honorees and members of the AFTerburners, the name of a UFT group that does phone-banking for the American Federation of Teachers, gather for a photo.

Anne Goldman (left), the UFT vice president for non-DOE members, and RTC Chapter Leader Tom Murphy present Nancy Barth Miller, a retired nurse, with the Federation of Nurses/UFT Retiree of the Year Award.

Long Island City HS retirees Marta Sierra (left), a former school counselor, Ping Wang and Chris Watkins, both former teachers, catch up at the luncheon.


UFT President Michael Mulgrew tells members that the retiree “daytime army’s” work “is the stuff that has made this union a legend.”

NYSUT Community Service Award winners from 2020 to 2023 with (bottom row, from left) Mulgrew and NYSUT Vice President Ronald Gross during the awards portion of the event.

Nancy and Joseph Delaney (right) receive the 2020 Fanny Simon Award for outstanding achievement and human rights work, including food drives, from RTC Chapter Leader Tom Murphy.

Retired teacher Patricia Blackwell returns to her seat after receiving a 2023 NYSUT Community Service Award.

Retiree Norman Zamcheck, who teaches in the Si Beagle program, plays piano as he performs with two other musicians at the luncheon.


Honorees and members of the AFTerburners, the name of a UFT group that does phone-banking for the American Federation of Teachers, gather for a photo.

Anne Goldman (left), the UFT vice president for non-DOE members, and RTC Chapter Leader Tom Murphy present Nancy Barth Miller, a retired nurse, with the Federation of Nurses/UFT Retiree of the Year Award.

Long Island City HS retirees Marta Sierra (left), a former school counselor, Ping Wang and Chris Watkins, both former teachers, catch up at the luncheon.


UFT President Michael Mulgrew tells members that the retiree “daytime army’s” work “is the stuff that has made this union a legend.”

NYSUT Community Service Award winners from 2020 to 2023 with (bottom row, from left) Mulgrew and NYSUT Vice President Ronald Gross during the awards portion of the event.

Nancy and Joseph Delaney (right) receive the 2020 Fanny Simon Award for outstanding achievement and human rights work, including food drives, from RTC Chapter Leader Tom Murphy.

Retired teacher Patricia Blackwell returns to her seat after receiving a 2023 NYSUT Community Service Award.

Retiree Norman Zamcheck, who teaches in the Si Beagle program, plays piano as he performs with two other musicians at the luncheon.


Honorees and members of the AFTerburners, the name of a UFT group that does phone-banking for the American Federation of Teachers, gather for a photo.

Anne Goldman (left), the UFT vice president for non-DOE members, and RTC Chapter Leader Tom Murphy present Nancy Barth Miller, a retired nurse, with the Federation of Nurses/UFT Retiree of the Year Award.