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Dues are .004 of retirement allowance for members who retired after July 1, 1984. Members who retired before July 1, 1984 and after July 1, 1970 pay $36 annually. Members who retired prior to July 1, ...

For new educators, the sheer volume of forms to fill out, documents to sign and portals to access can be bewildering. But the city health plan and UFT Welfare Fund-provided supplemental health ...

The UFT Welfare Fund has increased the dollar amount of its death benefit for UFT members who die while still working for the Department of Education or the city. “I hope you never have to use the ...

Retiree Mark Grashow was visiting a high school in northern Zimbabwe 18 years ago when a teacher showed him a battered edition of “Romeo and Juliet,” which no students were allowed to touch or read ...

Every year, between December and March, our chapter pauses its monthly membership meetings to accommodate the UFT Welfare Fund retiree benefits meetings. In that interval, I have some time to reflect ...

Emy Vanderpool wasn’t ready to retire in the summer of 2022, but she had no choice due to health reasons. “I felt so lost, like I lost my purpose,” she said. That changed when the retired music ...

People of any age can become prey to scam artists, but those over 60 are more often targeted because they are more likely to have financial savings, good credit and less experience with technology. In ...

Each year at the beginning of March, eligible retirees receive a partial reimbursement from the UFT Welfare Fund for the cost of an optional prescription drug rider. This year, the amount will ...

Reading scores dropped to a new low on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, while math scores were stagnant for 8th-graders and up slightly for 4th-graders. The NAEP results, often ...

For the past 14 years, Adrianna DeAngelis has taught a pre-K class at Birch Family Services, a nonprofit agency that runs educational, employment, family support and residential programs for people ...

Victoria Echevarria was looking for a way to learn more about being a UFT member. Just months on the job as a speech teacher at Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem, she decided to join more than two ...