Retired Teachers Chapter News
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.
Surviving change
The pandemic has wrought unimaginable change. But intead of bowing to the fear of it, we made it our friend.
RTC remains connected to members worldwide
The Retired Teachers Chapter goes the distance to stay connected to its members — 71,097 retired UFT members who live all over the country as well as in Puerto Rico and Israel.