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Retired Teachers Chapter News

Virtual travel keeps members on the ‘move’

Si Beagle trips make a seamless transition from in-person walking tours to virtual excursions for Retired Teachers Chapter members.



Special Retiree Health Care Committee established

A 50-member volunteer Retiree Health Care Committee has been created by the Retired Teachers Chapter to serve as middlemen between the chapter and union leadership on health care topics.

Longtime SHIP director stepping down

After 44 years of nurturing the popular Supplemental Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) for UFT retirees and their families, Director Irene Lospenuso is retiring.

Take advantage of the UFT Legal Plan with Elder Law Supplement

The UFT Legal Plan with its Elder Law Supplement helps and protects all Retired Teachers Chapter members and their spouses or domestic partners.

Reviving the ‘Knothole’ gang

Retired teacher Peter Cohn is the driving force in the effort to reopen the Knothole Museum, a shuttered historical site in Nassau County on Long Island.

Brooklyn retirees staying busy

Retirees in the RTC's Brooklyn section have made the best of the pandemic situation, with a record turnout of 1,030 retirees attending virtual Si Beagle classes.