The NYC Teachers Retirement System (TRS) contacted over 180 retired paras and advised them they “made a mistake” when their pension was calculated some more that 15 years ago. Not only are they reducing their pension by half, they are clawing back the alleged overpayment for the last three years. ...the UFT argue that active paraprofessionals are making an unlivable wage and even declare war on the Mayor if he doesn’t sign into law the bill in the City Council to give them a $10,000 ‘respect check’ of Non-Pensionable income. Well a pension that is 2/3 of that salary is unlivable and now take more than half of that away from them when they came to rely on that money is criminal. The UFT told these paras when they called, that there was nothing they can do. The UFT has been silent on this issue. TRS already cut these retirees pensions in half beginning with the July pension check.
Well, look at this one. The UFT, with its 3 TRS pension reps sits silently by and not standing up for the affected disabled paras who are undergoing pension reductions due to a mistake made by TRS in overpaying them. A group of UFT paras and retirees have joined with the NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees to stand up for them.
July 31, 2026
Good Morning,
Attached is a press statement from our three organizations. Fix Para Pay is a slate of active and retired UFT Paraprofessionals advocating for better wages to be negotiated by their union. Fix Retiree Benefits is a slate of active and retired UFT members advocating to protect an improve the conditions for UFT retirees. NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees is an organization of over 200,000 municipal NYC retirees founded to protect retirees healthcare and other benefits from diminishment in retirement.
Together, we stand with our retired paraprofessionals today. The NYC Teachers Retirement System (TRS) contacted over 180 retired paras and advised them they “made a mistake” when their pension was calculated some more that 15 years ago. Not only are they reducing their pension by half, they are clawing back the alleged overpayment for the last three years.
You have watched the UFT argue that active paraprofessionals are making an unlivable wage and even declare war on the Mayor if he doesn’t sign into law the bill in the City Council to give them a $10,000 ‘respect check’ of Non-Pensionable income. Well a pension that is 2/3 of that salary is unlivable and now take more than half of that away from them when they came to rely on that money is criminal. The UFT told these paras when they called, that there was nothing they can do. The UFT has been silent on this issue that needs to end today. TRS already cut these retirees pensions in half beginning with the July pension check.
We are collectively demanding that they amend the Retirement and Social Security Law they amended in 2002 under then President Randi Weingarten and correct this injustice and TRS must pass a resolution not to claw back any alleged overpayment.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Arthur Goldstein: 516-661-3221
Marianne Pizzitola: 631-793-9715
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