ARTA MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
The Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association was established and registered with the province of Alberta in 1963, though local organizations of retired teachers existed before that date in Edmonton, Calgary and Lethbridge. From its beginnings ARTA has been distinct from the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) and the Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund (ATRF), but has maintained very close working relations with both those organizations. With 16 branches and 9,000 members, ARTA has become an influential body that also cultivates fellowship among its members.
Membership
Regular Membership – Any retired teacher receiving a pension from the Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund (ATRF), any retired teacher who has contributed to ATRF for five (5) years, or the surviving spouse of a retired teacher can become a member of ARTA. The annual regular members' fee is $25.00. A one-year free membership fee is currently offered to all new retirees in the first year of retirement.
Affiliate Membership – Available to:
· Retired teachers drawing a government sponsored pension plan from other Canadian Provinces or Territories.
· Retired full time educators from other educational institutions such as Alberta Universities, Colleges, Technical Institutes, etc. who contributed to an Alberta Government approved Pension Plan for 5 or more years.
· Retired full time support staff from School Boards, Universities, Colleges, Technical Institutes etc. who have contributed to an Alberta Government-sponsored pension plan for 5 or more years.
The annual membership fee for Affiliate members is $50.00 and is payable by cheque to the Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association.
Entitlements
ARTA members receive ARTA’s News & Views newsletter, are eligible to apply for an ARTA- Johnson Scholarship for close relatives, have access to ARTA’s affinity discount program and are eligible to enroll in ARTA’s Benefits Program.
ARTA HEALTH & WELLNESS BENEFITS PROGRAM
Over the past few years, ARTA’s Insurance (Benefits) Committee has secured voluntary insurance benefits plans for all ARTA Members. ARTA’s Benefits Program includes its Group Extended Health Care Plan with optional Travel Emergency Medical (including Trip Cancellations) and its Group Dental Plan. It also provided for individual Long Term Care, Life and Home and/or Auto Insurance.
Note: For continuous coverage, ARTA members should enroll in the Extended Health Care Plan within 60 days of leaving a prior group plan. After this date, medical evidence is required by the insurer, and the member could be declined health coverage.
Johnson Inc. is the agent, consultant, administrator and claims payer for all these Plans available to retired Regular or Affiliate ARTA members residing in Canada.
For assistance with member services and ARTA’s Benefits Program, call ARTA’S office at:
(780) - 447- 9474 in
Edmonton, or toll-free 1-800- 232-7208, ext. 474 (Alberta only)
Email: altat@telus.net or write
to ARTA’s Executive Secretary at:
The Alberta Retired
Teachers’ Association
11010- 142 Street N W, Suite 409
Edmonton, AB T5N 2R1
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11010 142 Street N W, Suite
409, Edmonton, AB T5N 2R1
NAME: (Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss/Sr/Dr)_________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS____________________________________________________________________________________ CITY/Town________________________________ Province__________________ Postal Code______________
Ph. No._____________________
Email____________________________ Birth Date:______________________ Regular Member: $25.00 for one (1) year, payable by cheque to the ARTA address above. ATRF Pension number (if known)____________________ Year of Retirement________________________
Are you also a member of one
of our 16 branches? Yes _____ No_____ Affiliate Member: $50.00 for one (1) year, payable by cheque to the ARTA address above. Please check one: Affiliate-Educational Instructor ________ Affiliate-Support Staff________________ Please provide: Name of your Pension Plan _______________________ Individual Pension # ___________ Note: For security, please pay by cheque and send to the ARTA Office at the above address. Please make your cheque payable to: ARTA (Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association) We do not accept credit cards at this time PRIVACY STATEMENT
I authorize ARTA to release my
name and contact information to Johnson Inc. for the purposes of the Benefits
Program.
The Alberta Retired Teachers’
Association I understand that if I am participating in ARTA’s Benefits Program, I must pay the annual ARTA membership fee
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The activities of our branches are the backbone of our organization. It is from our branches that we get the many volunteers who serve as delegates to our democratic policy-making annual General Assembly. These volunteers serve on the important standing and ad hoc committees of our Association that negotiate our health benefits insurance and lobby government to re-examine our pensions. They also serve on committees that provide scholarships to relatives of members who are attending post secondary institutions and on ad hoc committees that support the ATA in its attempt to improve the quality of education at all levels across the province. Members from our branches serve on committees to improve the conditions of children and poverty and to support concerns of all senior citizens. In addition, the branches contribute articles to our News and Views newsletter keeping our members informed. Our branches also carry on social activities in their local areas, which enable retired teachers to remain in contact with their colleagues, enjoy dinners, speakers and other fun activities. While it is not necessary to belong to a branch to remain a member of the Alberta Retired Teachers' Association (ARTA) we encourage our members to do so for their own enjoyment and for the strengthening of our group. If there is no branch within easy access of your residence there is also the opportunity to form a new branch with a minimum of 25 members.
To contact any of these branches phone our main
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