Active Retired Members (ARM) - Chapter 22
District 22 ARM Chapter Executive
Ray Marshall - President
Rosemary Hanes - Secretary/Treasurer
George Hanes - Audio/Visual
Garry Lemon - Social Convenor
Jim Collacott - Newsletter Editor
Peter Beens - Website Administrator
Click on www.ch22arm.ca to view the ARM Chapter 22 website.
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ARM CHAPTER 22 NEWSLETTERS
Click on: Spring 2022 Newsletter to view ARM'S schedule of events.
Newsletter Error: Dave Augustyn's Meet 'N Greet is on Wednesday, April 13th, not April 12th.
In 1996, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF) established a new type of membership specifically for Active Retired Members (ARM). For a $50 annual fee, ARM allows retired members to remain actively involved politically and socially with their colleagues. The fee is charged by OSSTF each January. If you join ARM mid-year, the fee is waived until the following January.
Active retirement offers an opportunity for continuing involvement with the educational community at both the local and provincial levels.
Local chapters of ARM have been or are being organized to provide members with opportunities to gather for social events and/or political action activities.
The experience, skills and abilities of retired members are valuable resources that should be utilized to further goals in areas such as political action, legislative lobbying, crisis assistance, research, communications, and public relations.
WHY JOIN ARM?
- Access to health, travel and dental insurance
- Provincial mailings, including OSSTF Education Forum, Update and the Pocket Planner
- Newsletters to inform members about pension, legal and financial matters
- Retirement information
- Pension information
- Local social and other community activities.
- Stay in touch with former colleagues
- Access to the Edvantage Program.
HOW TO JOIN ARM
To join ARM simply complete an online form at http://www.osstf.on.ca/arm-application-form-en or contact the OSSTF Provincial Office at 1-800-267-7867. If you choose to purchase an ARM Health Plan, you are automatically enrolled in the ARM organization. The ARM Organization fee is waived for the rest of the calendar year in which you retire (first enrol in an ARM health plan). The $50 annual fee is then deducted annually with your January health plan premium payment.
ARM COUNCIL
Click on Arm Council to access the Provincial OSSTF ARM Council website.