membership

Eligibility

Membership in TRTA shall be open to any person who has been active in the teaching profession as defined by the 1972 Tennessee Consolidated Retirement Act or has been a teacher in a public, private, or parochial school and who pays the established TRTA dues as defined in Article II, Section 2, of the TRTA Constitution.

Eligibility

Any educator who retired before September 1, 1992, will have the option to join or not join NEA-Retired in subsequent years.

Any educator who retires after August 31, 1992, and seeks membership in TRTA or NEA-Retired, must join the NEA-Retired, TRTA, and the Local RTA as a unified member if membership is available.

Rights and Responsibilities

TRTA members shall have full voting privileges, and the right to hold office.
The annual TRTA membership dues must be approved by the TRTA Board of Directors and the delegates to the Representative Assembly.

Membership Year

Rights and Responsibilities

The TRTA membership year will be from July 1 of any given year to June

30 of the following year.

DUES

Questions

Dues Deduction

Questions regarding membership or local dues should be directed to Donna Cotner, Executive Director, at 1-800-342-8367 extension 3151 or via email to dcotner@tnea.org.

Dues Deduction

Upon written request, dues may be deducted directly from the member's monthly check through pension reduction. This is the preferred method of payment.

Payment

Dues Deduction

Unified Membership Dues

To pay dues, please make your check payable to TRTA and mail it with the membership form to Tennessee Retired Teachers’ Association, 801 Second Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37201-1099.