NYCERS Virtual Retirement Seminar

NYCERS will be hosting its’ final quarterly Comprehensive Pre-Retirement Planning Seminar (CP-RPS) for 2020 on Tuesday December 8, 2020.  The event will be held via Zoom Video Conferencing, from 9:00 am to 12:45 pm. Representatives from the City’s Office of Labor Relations (Deferred Compensation and Health Insurance Plans) and the Social Security Administration will be collaborating with NYCERS to offer this event.

This seminar is designed specifically for the following members:

i)               Tier 4 members enrolled in the 62/5, 55/25, and 57/5 plans who are currently eligible to retire, or who are within two (2) years of the age and service retirement requirements of their specific plan, and

ii)            Tier 6 members enrolled in the Basic 63/10 Plan who are currently eligible to retire (age 63 with 10 or more years of credited service). Credited service includes membership and buy-back service.

Please email zmelendez@probation.nyc.gov if you are interested in the attending the seminar.  NCYERS will review their records and confirm your eligibility to participate.  You will receive information by December 1, 2020 if you have been selected to attend. 



Early Retirement Incentive Bill S - 8599

An early retirement bill (S-8599) is being considered in Albany. At present, the Bill would offer a 55/25 retirement incentive to offset the financial crisis the City is encountering and to save jobs.  There has not been any movement yet, as the legislature is not planning to resume its work until after the November 3 General Election. Click here to view S-8599, but understand it is subject to change.

Attention Members - Health Benefit Transfer Period - Fall 2020

The Fall 2020 Annual Health Benefits Program Transfer Period begins October 1, 2020 and ends October 30, 2020. Health plan changes requested during the Transfer Period will be effective January 1, 2021 and the new payroll deduction, if applicable, will begin with your first full paycheck in January 2021. Employees who do not wish to make any changes to their current health plan do not need to do anything during the Transfer Period. Click here to learn more.

Join UPOA and Help Raise Funds for Making Strides for Breast Cancer

Hello Members October is Breast Cancer Awareness and UPOA is participating in the Making Strides For Breast Cancer. This year due to Covid Making Strides has coordinated several virtual activities throughout the month of October for each borough. Click here for Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, SI. Join your borough UPOA Making Strides team and participate in the various activities. In addition, UPOA is raising funds for Making Strides by selling pink UPOA shield lapel PINS, Pink DOP uniform patches (Officers only) and black with pink butterfly (matches the black baseball jerseys we sold last year). Click here for flyer with prices and contact persons. Let’s show our charitable and giving nature.

Join The Rally - Essential Workers Are Not Expendable Workers

Come out  to join The Rally with our brothers and sisters from Local  983 and Local 371 on Thursday September 3 2020 at Foley Square at 10 am. We must come together to for fight our lives, careers and our families. Please wear  your UPOA  or DOP shirts or jackets. Union Does Matter. Our President was invited to speak. Please try to attend. Time to be united . HELP SAVE CAREERS.