Retirees

Affiliate of NYSUT Retiree Councils 40, 41, 42

UUP members who have five years of continuous UUP membership immediately prior to retirement, or who have continuous membership for the length of their employment prior to retirement if less than five years, may apply for Retired Membership. As a Retired Member of UUP you are eligible to receive the following benefits:

  • $1,000 of UUP Life Insurance coverage
  • Value Advantage discount vision program
  • Opportunity to purchase UUP’s voluntary dental and vision plans
  • Opportunity to purchase the MetLife Legal Services Plan
  • Opportunity to participate in and/or purchase NYSUT, AFT and NEA discounted programs and services
  • Discounted products and services from: Apple; AT&T; BJ’s Wholesale Club; Brooklyn Nets; Enterprise Rent-a-Car; Goodyear, Liberty Mutual; and Fuel Buyers Group.

Click HERE to fill out a retiree membership application

Click HERE to view the RMGC Operating By-Laws

Meet Your Chapter Officers for Retirees

The Officer for Retirees is elected by the chapter membership. The position can be held by either a retired or active UUP member. The role of the officer for retirees is to:
  • Work with the chapter President and Executive Board to schedule pre-retirement workshops, and other events to involve retired members
  • Coordinate with chapter leadership to promote the benefits of being involved with active and retiree activities
  • Attend chapter Executive Board meetings and report on activities relevant to engagement of the Chapter’s retired members
  • Work with leadership to facilitate in-district and statewide advocacy
  • Serve as a conduit for information to/from membership, leadership, and the Retired Membership Governing Committee

last update: March 26 2024 00:05:00

Albany

Betty Shadrick


Alfred

Gary Moore


Binghamton

Robert Mess


Brockport

Debra Faria


Buffalo Center

Russell Crispell


Buffalo HSC

Gail Willsky


Buffalo State

Joseph Marren


Canton

John Nixon


Cobleskill

Kathy Johnson


Cortland

D. Schaffer


Delhi

Linda Weinberg


Downstate Health Sciences University

Shirley Patterson


Empire State

Brenda Henry-Offor


ESF

John View


Farmingdale

Daniel Marrone


Fredonia

Joy Bilharz


Geneseo

Weston Kennison


Maritime

Barbara Warkentine


Morrisville

James Engle


New Paltz

F. McNitt


Old Westbury

Eileen Landy


Oneonta

Loraine Tyler


Optometry

Stephen Pereira


Oswego

Lawrence Fuller


Plattsburgh

Raymond Guydosh


Polytechnic

Michael Durr


Potsdam

David Reeder


Purchase

Warren Lehrer


Stony Brook

Joel Rosenthal


Stony Brook HSC

Nand Relan


System Administration

John Schumacher


Upstate Medical Univ

Debra Benware




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