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If you have a question on your Aetna Advantage plan Option 1 or Option 2 call the Association’s Medical Concierge desk at 212-873-6000, Ext. 2077 or 2210. The Association established the desk to ease the transition for Medicare eligible retirees under the contract negotiated in 2023 by the Local 100 leadership. Here is a Special […]

TWU members thinking about retiring with a NYCERS pension should follow the 5 STEPS necessary for an easy transition from work life. The most important is STEP 1: Call the Retirees Association to make an appointment with a TWU Local 100 Pension Consultant. Please see here these vital 5 STEPS.

The Retirees Association wants to remind our members that the TWU Local 100 and the NYCT business offices at 180 Livingston St. in Brooklyn have relocated a few blocks away to 149 Pierrepont St. This includes the Pass Office which is located on the third floor (Phone # 347-643-8317 or 8310.) The TWU Local 100

The TWU Local !00 Retirees Association is pleased to announce that Aetna and New York Presbyterian Hospital have settled a dispute that had threatened an interruption of service for active Local 100 TA/OA and MTA Bus members; pre-Medicare retirees, and Medicare eligible retirees on April 1, 2024. The dispute centered on – what else –

A small faction of retirees unhappy with the TWU Local 100 contract as it relates to retiree health care has formed a group called “TWU100R.” Please be advised that this misleadingly named group is NOT ASSOCIATED IN ANY WAY with the TWU Local 100 Retirees Association or TWU Local 100. This group is soliciting funds

The Retirees Association wants to apologize for a delay in shipping your 2024 membership cards.  Our printer has informed us that the paper stock we use for the cards’ printing is in short supply and its shipment has been delayed. Please be patient. As soon as we receive the printed cards, they will be mailed

Local 100 President Richard Davis has named James Whalen Director of the Retirees Association to replace James Manzella, who has served in that post for the past year. Manzella announced his desire to leave the post for personal family reasons at the Association’s Executive Board meeting on February 22, 2024 at union headquarters in Brooklyn.

Aetna has published a new downloadable brochure that gives retirees on Medicare an informative and understandable outline of benefits; connecting to doctors, and great extras like the free Silver Sneakers fitness program. It also includes contact points for all its programs. Knowledge is power when it comes to your health care.

Retirees in Medicare Part B are entitled to reimbursements, in part, or all, of their Part B basic deductions depending on their Aetna medical plan.

More than 150 retirees and guests turned out for the annual Retirees Association Holiday Party on Dec. 8, 2023 at the Eastwood Manor in the Bronx. The afternoon gala featured a cocktail hour, a full dinner and open bar throughout the 5-hour party from 1:00pm to 6:00pm. The party also featured nice giveaways like Retiree