NEWS

A Fire Department Under Pressure to Diversify

Here is Local 1071’s proposal for an option to the current RFD Budget reduction proposal that was submitted by the RFD management team.  The proposal has been delivered to Mayor Richards and Chief Caufiled.  As of this date Local 1071 has not received a formal response to our proposal
from the Mayor nor Chief Caufield.  On 8/26/11 a copy of the Local 1071 proposal was sent to all city council members.

Why we defend Triborough

"Wisconsin goes to far"

IAFF Fights Back to Defend Members' Pensions:
 
The USA Today
and
The Wall Street Journal

These editorials submitted by IAFF General President Harold Schaittberger

2011 World Police & Fire Games

NY State Police & Fire Pension Benefits can be reviewed on the NY State Comptroller’s website  (http://osc.state.ny.us/index.htm), please take the time to review your NY State Pension Benefits

Listed below are the most important links:

Tier I &Tier II  -  384D & 384E:

http://osc.state.ny.us/retire/word_and_pdf_documents/publications/1500s/1517-20-25yr.pdf

Tier V (hired after January 10, 2010):

http://osc.state.ny.us/retire/word_and_pdf_documents/publications/1500s/1523-tier5.pdf

Your Retirement Benefits Book:

http://osc.state.ny.us/retire/word_and_pdf_documents/publications/1800s/1829-general-p&f.pdf

Membership in a Nutshell:

http://osc.state.ny.us/retire/word_and_pdf_documents/publications/1800s/1878-membrship-nutshell.pdf

How to prepare to Retire:

http://osc.state.ny.us/retire/publications/vo1709.htm

Partial Lump Sum Payment At Retirement Option (PLOP):

http://osc.state.ny.us/retire/word_and_pdf_documents/publications/1700s/1750-pls.pdf

Military Service Credit:

http://osc.state.ny.us/retire/word_and_pdf_documents/publications/1700s/1723-milservcredit.pdf

Applying for Disability Retirement:

http://osc.state.ny.us/retire/word_and_pdf_documents/publications/1800s/1802-whatifdisabled.pdf

Getting your Affairs in Order:

http://osc.state.ny.us/retire/word_and_pdf_documents/publications/1800s/1874-affairsinorder.pdf

NY State Health Care Proxy:

http://www.health.ny.gov/forms/doh-1430.pdf

For more specific NY State Pension information please review the following links:

NY State Comptroller Publications:

http://osc.state.ny.us/retire/publications/index.htm

NY State Comptroller Forms:

http://osc.state.ny.us/retire/forms/index.htm

NY State Comptroller – Planning for Retirement:

http://osc.state.ny.us/retire/planning/index.htm

NY State Comptroller – PFRS Membership:

http://osc.state.ny.us/retire/members/index.htm

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