Recent Posts

  • VP of NYCT Human Resources was guest speaker at the September meeting.

    We were fortunate to have Ms. Patricia Lodge attend our membership meeting. She spoke and answered members questions. First, the wage increase will be on our Sept. 15th or 29th paycheck. The retroactive monies will be […]

     
  • End annoying robocalls

    If you get annoying robocalls on your landline all the time, you may want to consider a free service from NOMOROBO. Bogus robocalls are diverted, most times before your phone starts to ring. Sometimes your […]

     
  • Cuomo signs bill expanding military credit for NY municipal employees

    Veterans Equality Act (Senate bill S.07160, Assembly bill A.09531). Members should check with their respective pension system. The new law expands pension credit for veterans and will allow honorably discharged service members, with five years […]

     
  • TMBA Member Patrick Lavin to DC Metro as Chief Safety Officer

    Congrats to Patrick Lavin, Sr. Director,  Office of System Safety on his early retirement!  After (33) yrs of service at NYCT, he will be leaving to head up WMATA’s Safety Dept. as Chief Officer. Metro […]

     
  • TMBA Officers & City Councilman Daneek Miller

    At the Surface Supervisory retirement dinner on May 19th, the guest speaker was NYC Councilman I. Daneek Miller. Prior to his election to the City Council, Mr. Miller was President of ATU Local 1056 (Queens […]

     
  • Retrieving saved passwords from your browser

    If you forgot a password but maybe saved it, here is how to recover it from the browser. FIREFOX: Open a Firefox page; on the top toolbar click TOOLS; select OPTIONS; in the window that […]

     
  • Dependent Health Coverage for your children

    When your children graduate High School, no need to worry about health coverage. Under the Affordable Care Act, our medical & hospitalization plan covers all dependent children until they reach their 26th birthday. Both married […]

     
  • MTA Chaplain Office

    The MTA Chaplain Office is available for any Transit employee or family member. Whether it is for consolation, a hospital visit, help in obtaining social services, spiritual guidance or any other matter, they are here. […]

     
  • Tax Strategies Column from The Chief-Leader

    Tax Strategies Income-Tax Savings You May Be Missing By BARRY LISAK Are you paying more tax than you need to? When it comes to filing taxes, getting the best returns is not about skill—it’s about […]

     
  • NYCERS Web Site Info

    If you use the NYCERS web site as an active employee, you must re-activate your account as a Pensioner. If you are thinking of retiring and your date is the 1st or 2nd of the […]