Please note that dues amounts for 2017-18 school year are as follows:
Full Dues: $897.16
Three Quarters: $672.98
Half: $448.58
Quarter: $224.40
If you have questions about DFT Membership Cards and Pocket Calendars, please contact Mae Winters in our office. She works on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be reached at 313-875-3500.
Local 243 President Mike Lussenden introduces the new President's Video Log and tells us about what's going on at Madison Area Technical College.
For more information please visit: http://local243.wi.aft.org/
Election Data and Analysis for current and past races with women candidates, by election year.
Did you know….that if you face a potentially life-threatening illness or surgery that filing a ‘Disability Retirement
Application’ prior to any procedure provides a safety net for you and your beneficiaries?
In most cases, the lump-sum retirement payment a beneficiary would receive if something
happens to you would be significantly more than an in-service death benefit.
Contact our Disability Unit at (800) 348-7298, Ext. 6010 for estimates and additional information before
In 2037, when the call goes up again in New York for a statewide Constitutional Convention, where will RVCTA be?
The answer lies in you, my union brothers and sisters.
In November, our many New York unions became one voice, defeating the constitutional convention by a historical margin of 82%. That vote sent a powerful message that unions are alive and strong.
The 2018 pension breakpoint for Tier2/2A/3 retirees has increased to $80,537. This is a 3.4% increase over 2017 ($77,889) yet is $7000 lower than it would have been if we continued to use the straight 6% increase formula that was used from 1982 - 2014.
The breakpoint is the dividing line for the pension calculation: earnings above the breakpoint have a multiplier of 1.8333% for every year of service and salary below the breakpoint has a multiplier of 1.4% for each year of service.
January 18th, 5:30 pm at the A&R Office (805 Brook St, Building 4, Rocky Hill).
The Open Budget meeting will be led by A&R Treasurer Jan Bureau. A light meal will be provided. All A&R members are welcome to attend (an RSVP to 860 953 1316 is helpful for us to ensure there is enough food).
A&R will be awarding 16 scholarships to qualifying children of A&R/AFT Local 4200 members or children of former A&R members who are now members of the A&R Retiree Chapter. Available A&R scholarships:
Pursuant to the provisions of the SEBAC 2017 agreement, retirement contribution rates for all members were initially set to increase by 1.5% of salary effective July 1, 2017 and by a further 0.5% effective July 1, 2019.
