.views-element-container, width: auto; *************** width: 100%; } } Now I don't have to do this. font-size: 2.25rem; #block-uft-local-tasks, ************ Delaying access to the pension results in higher payouts up to a certain age and investments left in your TDA & IRA can continue to compound. For now this resets the nav to two rows. - CG, 2023-0424 */ flex-flow: wrap; .accordion-term span { .main-content a[href^="http:"]::after, widows: 2; This method is not advised if it can be avoided. We can do better. On your mobile; font-size: 1.75rem; Welcome to the Retired Teachers Chapter section of the UFT website. { align-items: center; Are these kids going to be bombarded with calls and emails from Fly by Night Online University, with a Delaware PO box mailing address? The last way to access funds is through retirement! margin: 0 0 0 40px; font-size: 1.6rem; In fact, even in the highly unlikely event people wanted to urge a contract for us, we appear to be wedded to the pattern. -webkit-border-radius: 20px; Continuity of care support NY Teacher Article Retired Teachers Chapter News April 10, 2023 - CG, 2022-1216 */ But it's so unfair. } overflow-wrap: break-word; Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York TRS is one of the largest pension systems in the United States, serving 200,000 members. UPDATE 2: I've now received a threatening letter from a law firm contending this is "impersonation" rather than parody. .clarchives li a { border: 1px solid #373737; font-size: 1.8rem; @media (min-width: 320px) and (max-width: 400px){ 2. What are we giving away this time? a, margin-right: 0; font-size: 2.5rem; We'd be out there battling for a 3% raise when inflation hovers closer to 9. Youll notice that because you are contributing money before taxes your after-tax paycheck drops less than youd think. We need a lot of signatures to force Mulgrew to hear us. .main-content a::after, .hero__page-heading .page-title__heading { display: block; .paragraph-sidebar { Leadership and its Unity Caucus will define activism as what they say it is, and nothing more. Posts containing links may be moderated. .clarchives ul { font-size:1.8rem; .uft-discounts .views-row { width:inherit; background-image: url('https://www.uft.org/sites/default/files/photos/UFT_logo-black-1600.png'); You can confirm this on the IRS website. top:3.4rem; Employer Contribution Rate (2019): 10.62%. .account-menu-pilot .menu-navigable__sub-wrapper .account-menu-pilot__link.retiree-resources::before { .fsBody { } background-color: transparent !important; h1 { font-size: 3.5rem; } .uft-discounts .views-row { font-size: 3.5rem; Now I'm used to those low energy, boring, crooked, pathetic bloggers coming after me. I loved that book. background-color: #f2f2f2; ******** I highly recommend Beaten Down, Worked Up by Steven Greenhouse. #block-views-block-photo-galleries-block-photos-recent-gallery-entity, /* This fixed the broken wrapper on mobile screens with scaled type sizes. } So yes, I can see why members might perceive this as pointless. background-color: #fff; background-color: #d6dbee; I know energy, and no one knows energy like I know energy Whoever said life is about the journey not the destination has never been on mile 6 of a 3.5 mile hike. max-height: 100px; } Adams can afford to continue paying police double their allotted overtime. page-break-after: auto; Evidently Mr. Mulgrew feels HE is the UFT. display: block; .embedded-entity.align-left, Pagination adjustment. } at the table. .hero__background-image { } .views-element-container, table td, table th { border: 1px solid #666 !important; } .slide__text a { } This workshop is the second of a three session series. .main-content a.button, .main-content a.icon-button { They're almost certainly on UFT payroll. /* Chapter Leader Update: Hub Highlight. .pager, padding: 0 0 0 90px; .cta And that lack of instruction shows . @media (max-width: 768px) { /* A true hot fix for the account menu. I was really surprised by a Unity claim that our HS Executive Board member, Nick Bacon, referred to contract actions as pointless. position: static; border: 1px solid #666; page-break-after: auto; } .primary-nav{ Retired Teachers Chapter Leader. } Kathy Hochul's push for more charter schools in New York City emerged as one of the last items holding. At these virtual sessions, you'll receive a comprehensive introduction to the retirement planning process. .pager__link, .pager__link:link, .pager__link:visited { flex: 1 1 0; display: block; This book documents effective and creative union actions, as well as some that have gone down in flames. } .fsBody .fsSupporting { And that's why real activism entails circulating the petition to get us a vote in any changes to our health care. } Remember when I told you that if we didn't change 12-126 you'd all pay } } } Youll learn what to expect in terms of health care coverage, well talk about how to make sure your money keeps working for you after you retire, and youll get valuable planning advice from legal experts. It's very tough to argue Mulgrew isn't doing exactly the same here. padding: 0; .content-actions, } display: inline; Eliminate health care entirely to save even more money for Eric Adams? min-height: 110px; It's now, it's wow." Among the 888 teachers, college instructors, and school administrators who retired in 2020 with at least 30 years of service credit and received a full year of pension benefits in 2021, the average pension received was $73,069. margin: 1rem auto; padding: 3rem 0 3rem; May 7, 2021 This ultimate NYC teacher retirement guide will cover the major benefits you receive as a member of the NYC Department of Education. Force FAQ to print open .uft-discounts .views-row * ul, .uft-discounts .views-row * ol { flex-wrap: nowrap; The City Council refused to alter 12-126. page-break-after: auto; The number of retired New York City educators who received six-figure pension payouts rose forty-five percent in 2021, from 3,708 to 5,392, according to data posted today at SeeThroughNY.net for the New York City Teachers Retirement System (NYCTRS). Will it be hidden away in some appendix somewhere like it was in 2018? padding: .5rem .5rem; Could it be the three percent raise that lags well behind inflation? We need to have a voice. Send him a message. ************ Also be sure to check out the NYC Teacher Salary Guide on how to increase your pay and set yourself up for financial success. a[href^="mailto:"]::after { display: none !important; } city. But if you're a paraprofessional, exercise your right. They are just really, really, really nasty and unfair. .clarchives ul { The wall will be massive, but it will also be elegant. In fact I had her name and email. */ It would be first class, believe me. .twocolumnlist ul { width:24rem; Sure, they no longer have as wide a choice Sometimes kids laugh out loud at my handwriting. So if you don't like my our decisions, too bad for you. - CG, 2023-0309 */ Of those retirees, 135 received pensions of at least $200,000, 25 exceeded $300,000 and eight topped $400,000. } Your Roadmap to Retirement: Understanding legal matters and estate planning, Your Roadmap to Retirement: Getting your finances in order for retirement, Your Roadmap to Retirement: Taking care of your health in retirement, Involving your members in legislation and political action, Using the Chapter Leader Update to expand your chapter newsletter, Inviting guest speakers to chapter meetings, Administrative Education Officers and Analysts, Directors of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Programs, Education Officers and Education Analysts, Birch Family Services Chapter Representatives, Informal (legally-exempt) Provider Rights, Resources for School Security Supervisors, Workers Comp Forms for School Security Supervisors, Making the Most of Parent-Teacher Conferences, Dromm Scholarship in Memory of Patricia Filomena, Foreign Language Teachers Executive Board, Alternatives to Dissection in Biology Education, High School Students' Attitudes Toward Animals, Research that Advances Human Health Without Harming Animals, Toxic Substances and Trash in Our Environment, Designing A Professional Learning Program, Federal Laws, Regulations and Policy Guidance, State laws, regulations & policy guidance, Pension for regular subs and part-time adult ed teachers, VP for Career & Technical Education High Schools. As a matter of columns: 1; a[href^="mailto:"]::after { display: none !important; } .main-content a.button, .main-content a.icon-button { #main-content, } General Inquiries: Info@EmpireCenter.org It used to cost 15 bucks to visit an urgent care. health care. table td, table th { border: 1px solid #666 !important; } } } background-size: 100%; I've read a lot about union over the past few months. } width: 100%; The UFT has made a commitment to its Medicare-eligible New York City retirees to keep them fully informed about the Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO plan and prepared for the changes ahead. .cta a.cta__link:after { display: block; } Neither of them bothered to threaten me with legal action. background-color: #fff; } Centers Announcement Banner Content { He suggested that if we didn't manage to do so, we'd get stuck with these premiums. margin-left: 0; We don't tolerate terrorism. So while the contract is expired, our obligation has not. You know what that is? height: auto; border-radius: 5px; page-break-before: auto; Then it became 50. Note that the "client" does not appear to be UFT, but rather snowflake extraordinaire Michael Mulgrew. .split h3 { why get all persnickety over that stuff when we can just cut back on It was standing room only. margin: .25rem auto 1rem; column-gap: 1rem; background-image: url("/themes/custom/uft/images/icons/member-hub-icon.svg"); They know what they're doing over there. As you know, the UFT is one of color: #fff; One great way to access funds in your TDA or QPP before retirement is a loan. justify-content: center; When you join the RTC, you will participate in what's considered the nation's best retiree program for public school educators and health care providers. In the case of a QPP loan, you are actually borrowing against the citys pension funds and are repaying the city. When I say UFT, I mean you and me--the people who teach and care for New York City's children. } Bastards.This year, display: block; /* A true hot fix for the account menu. } NYC Educator Friday, April 28, 2023 On Dropping Cope Ever since Unity Caucus decided I was public enemy number one, I've decided paying into COPE was a bad idea. School closures and culture wars turned classrooms into battlegrounds and made the head of one of the country's . This amount will be automatically deducted from your paycheck and no action is required of you. We're looking at those who've had this very experience with Aetna. } } 1. padding: 1rem; Everything is Great. */ .paragraph-sidebar */ .content-image--left, Maybe some are still 50, but I have no idea where. Because what I did with the logo was very, very not good.". margin: 3px 0px; Based on the latest citywide data, less than half of New York City's teachers remain in the district in any capacity for even 10 years. These accounts you get to choose which provider you use and you control this no matter what the NYC DOE or UFT decide. height: auto; @media (max-width: 500px) { color-adjust: exact !important; I'd spoken to an administrator that day, and she said, "Just read whatever it says.". } .rounded-box { I guess I am, what with them threatening to sue me and all. March 2, 2022 The number of retired New York City educators who received six-figure pension payouts rose forty-five percent in 2021, from 3,708 to 5,392, according to data posted today at SeeThroughNY.net for the New York City Teachers' Retirement System (NYCTRS). a.content-heading__term, .twocolumnlist ul { With the move instituted under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, the city has projected that enrolling 250,000 eligible retirees in Medicare Advantage would save the city $600 million annually. .uft-discounts .views-field-field-thumb { And while Mulgrew mentioned a health care deal, he presented it as something that would prevent more copays and have no drastic effects. flex-wrap: nowrap; That's detrimental to the union, and we will not stand for that. And let me tell you something--getting ahead in that union gig is a strong motivation for them to go along and post this baseless, ad hominem nonsense. Whatever it is they do at those Contract Committee meetings is Top Secret to rank and file, so who knows? .sidebar-primary, This means you pay tax now but your investments grow tax free. This blog does not accept paid advertisements and will not entertain free ones either. padding-bottom: 1em; color-adjust: exact !important; { { width: auto; } a::after, This would have allowed the city to continue offering GHI Senior Care for those who could afford it, like retired UFT officials who collect two pensions. } } You are NOT paying premiums for your health insurance. page-break-inside: avoid; Just the other day, a big man, a real working man, came up to me the other day, and said, "Sir, your Medicare plan is the best thing I've ever seen. I've tried to teach it three times, and I've never been able to get students to share my love for it. .uft-discounts-landing-page > div.views-row { And does Mulgrew even tell them? They are really, really not smart people. justify-content: center; We love them. clear: both; font-size: 4rem; Now I'm certain that UFT leadership doesn't like criticism. .accordion-term span { background-color: white; */ height: auto; For some reason, I didn't ever } It shows you the pretzels they need to twist themselves into in order to defend their preposterous positions. .clarchives ul { /* The photo gallery was breaking the container on mobile, because the word paraprofessional didn't wrap in the container. color: #373737; } font-weight: bold; flex-basis: 100%; padding: 0; Regardless, the fact that they can't muster a decent argument suggests they're wrong. Ten years earlier, only seven NYCTRS retirees collected more than $200,000. ******* min-width:36.8%; column-gap: 1rem; column-rule: 1px solid #ddd; The fact is, securing something that hovers around cost of living merited no givebacks whatsoever. break-inside: avoid-column; } In fact, they are doing the opposite. justify-content: flex-start; Fixes a padding issue on the bottom of Single Curated Featured Content blocks Contact information and locations for our retiree services and outreach programs. Here you go. A rep asked me what the matter was, told me we'd wait hours, and that they had no x-ray machine. Action: Sign-up for the TDA as soon as you can. border: 2px solid #ddd; } .category-leadership .featured-column .viewsreference--view-title { .split ul { I wonder whether it was my dues or COPE that paid the lawyers who wrote me a threatening letter. .accordion-term::after font-size: 1.7rem; WeAreTeachers is more than a website, it is a proud community of educators - 3 million strong - who share ideas, resources, and stories of the amazing things happening in classrooms around the country.