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ATU Retiree Chapter
Executive Board Meetin
March 4 2025 11:00 AM
Flaming Grill And Supreme Buffet
1773 Grand Ave Baldwin NY 11510
ATU Retiree Chapter
General Meeting
March 18, 2025 10:00 AM
Elks Lodge
901 Lakeville Road
New Hyde Park,NY 11040
Please remember the following Brothers, whom we have lost this year.
Patrick Walsh & Robert “Bob” Kleber. May we keep their families in our thoughts and prayers.
We would like to welcome our new elected officials and board members for 2024. May we support them in their new endeavor.
Dues for 2025
The Chapter dues are separate from Local 1056 dues. Please don’t send your Local 1056 dues to the Retiree Chapter or send Chapter Dues to the Local.
The Chapter Dues are due by the SECOND QUARTER of each year.
Any funds paid to a gathering group do not qualify as dues to the Local Union or Retiree Chapter.
Chapter Email Registry
Many of our members have email capability, but have not registered with the Chapter. If you have email capabilities send your name and email address to retireechapter@retireechapter.org.
Please check your email. We are getting return messages on some accounts:
“Your message couldn't be delivered to xxxxxxxx.com. Their inbox is full, or it's getting too much mail right now.”
We want to make sure that you don’t miss any important correspondence from the Chapter.
Social Security
More than 66 million Americans collecting Social Security will receive a bigger payment beginning in January, the administration said.
Social Security benefits will rise by 2.5% in 2025, far below the increases that retirees received during the past two years as inflation continues to moderate, the Social Security Administration said.
Medicare Part B Reimbursement Checks
You must be on Medicare for at least 1 year before you can receive your Medicare Part B reimbursement. For example: you joined Medicare in 2024, you are not entitled to a part B reimbursement for 2024. In 2025 you can apply for your reimbursement by contacting the BSC office and follow their directions.
If you have not received a reimbursement, check in the past and you feel you were entitled to one, please let us know who you are by sending an email to
retireechapter@retireechapter.org. We will forward your name to the Local.
When you receive your reimbursement check from Transit, keep track of the year and date you are being reimbursed. The checks don't come out the same time every year. Surviving dependents are NOT eligible for Medicare Part B reimbursement even if they are under Aetna Option #2 and receiving COBRA coverage after the death of the retiree.
If you are new to Medicare, please contact the BSC so they can update your file and send out any necessary forms that may need to be completed.
Open Enrollment 2025
Open enrollment for the 2025 year has begun.
Medical open enrollment is from November 1, 2024 through November 30, 2024.
If you wish to make any changes for the up-coming year, please contact the Union Office to speak with Byron or Louis Alzate.
There are no changes as of this time to our health care plans.
Retiree Pass Renewal
We have been informed from the pass section that our members who are having trouble traveling to Brooklyn due to their medical condition that they can renew their passes by getting a notarized letter from their doctors stating their problem.
Submit this letter along with your pass to the
Pass Unit
180 Livingston Street Fl-5
Brooklyn, New York 11201
The new office for in person renewal is located at
149 Pierrepont St. Room 3202 Brooklyn, NY11201 347-643-8316
IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR…
IT’S TIME ONCE AGAIN FOR THE ANNUAL LOCAL 1056 RETIREMENT CHAPTER CHRISTMAS PARTY!!!!!
IT WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 9, 2024 AT
THE FLAMING GRILL
1773 GRAND AVE, BALDWIN, NEW YORK 11510
FROM 11:30AM- 2PM
SO COME ON BY AND HAVE A GREAT TIME TO END OUT THE YEAR.
This event is not sponsored by the Chapter.
Retiree Chapter December2024 Newsletter by Michael Britton
P.O. Box 580224
Flushing, N.Y. 11358 Our Chapter is made up of retirees from the NYCTA
We are Retirees taking care of Retirees
Holiday Party
December 9, 2024 @ 11:30 a.m.
Flaming Grill and Supreme Buffet
1773 Grand Ave.
Baldwin, N.Y. 11510
Please remember the following Brothers, whom we have lost this year.
Patrick Walsh & Robert “Bob” Kleber. May we keep their families in our thoughts and prayers.
We would like to welcome our new elected officials and board members for 2024. May we support them in their new endeavor.
Dues for 2025
The Chapter dues are separate from Local 1056 dues. Please don’t send your Local 1056 dues to the Retiree Chapter or send Chapter Dues to the Local.
The Chapter Dues are due by the SECOND QUARTER of each year.
Any funds paid to a gathering group do not qualify as dues to the Local Union or Retiree Chapter.
Chapter Email Registry
Many of our members have email capability, but have not registered with the Chapter. If you have email capabilities send your name and email address to retireechapter@retireechapter.org.
Please check your email. We are getting return messages on some accounts:
“Your message couldn't be delivered to xxxxxxxx.com. Their inbox is full, or it's getting too much mail right now.”
We want to make sure that you don’t miss any important correspondence from the Chapter.
Social Security
More than 66 million Americans collecting Social Security will receive a bigger payment beginning in January, the administration said.
Social Security benefits will rise by 2.5% in 2025, far below the increases that retirees received during the past two years as inflation continues to moderate, the Social Security Administration said.
Medicare Part B Reimbursement Checks
You must be on Medicare for at least 1 year before you can receive your Medicare Part B reimbursement. For example: you joined Medicare in 2024, you are not entitled to a part B reimbursement for 2024. In 2025 you can apply for your reimbursement by contacting the BSC office and follow their directions.
If you have not received a reimbursement, check in the past and you feel you were entitled to one, please let us know who you are by sending an email to
retireechapter@retireechapter.org. We will forward your name to the Local.
When you receive your reimbursement check from Transit, keep track of the year and date you are being reimbursed. The checks don't come out the same time every year. Surviving dependents are NOT eligible for Medicare Part B reimbursement even if they are under Aetna Option #2 and receiving COBRA coverage after the death of the retiree.
If you are new to Medicare, please contact the BSC so they can update your file and send out any necessary forms that may need to be completed.
Open Enrollment 2025
Open enrollment for the 2025 year has begun.
Medical open enrollment is from November 1, 2024 through November 30, 2024.
If you wish to make any changes for the up-coming year, please contact the Union Office to speak with Byron or Louis Alzate.
There are no changes as of this time to our health care plans.
Retiree Pass Renewal
We have been informed from the pass section that our members who are having trouble traveling to Brooklyn due to their medical condition that they can renew their passes by getting a notarized letter from their doctors stating their problem.
Submit this letter along with your pass to the
Pass Unit
180 Livingston Street Fl-5
Brooklyn, New York 11201
The new office for in person renewal is located at
149 Pierrepont St. Room 3202 Brooklyn, NY11201 347-643-8316
IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR…
IT’S TIME ONCE AGAIN FOR THE ANNUAL LOCAL 1056 RETIREMENT CHAPTER CHRISTMAS PARTY!!!!!
IT WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 9, 2024 AT
THE FLAMING GRILL
1773 GRAND AVE, BALDWIN, NEW YORK 11510
FROM 11:30AM- 2PM
SO COME ON BY AND HAVE A GREAT TIME TO END OUT THE YEAR.
This event is not sponsored by the Chapter.
ATU salutes our fallen brothers and sisters
As states and provinces continue to open amid the coronavirus pandemic, the ATU mourns the deaths of those members who put their lives on the line as essential frontline workers during this global crisis. We have lost 71 brothers and sisters to this devastating virus since the pandemic hit North America. International President John Costa sends our Union’s deepest condolences to their families, extended families, friends and all the members of their Locals. We honor the memory of our fallen members and the brave work our sisters and brothers continue to do each day on the frontlines in the fight against COVID-1
.