Since the launch of the participant portal, we have been putting the finishing touches on new and enhanced self-service tools.  We are excited for you to take advantage of the latest enhancements.

That’s great—but how can I access the new portal? If you are not a registered portal user, the first step is to create a portal account.

But before you head over to myportal.aftraretirement.org , let us give you a quick summary of the exciting new features in portal 2.0:

Personalized pension estimates—in real-time.

To generate a personalized pension estimate in real-time, you must be vested in the Plan and have not yet started receiving your monthly pension annuity. If this is you, then you are all set for using this great feature. Sign in to the portal, select the Pension tab, and click the “online pension estimate request. Just remember that the benefits displayed are only an estimate. Your actual benefit will be calculated when you submit your application to start receiving your monthly pension payment.

Digitally acknowledge your annual confirmation notices.

With this enhancement, pensioners who have created a portal account can trade in the hassle of paper and stamp for responding online via the portal.  All they have to do is sign in to the portal to read the message and quickly confirm/acknowledge that they continue to receive their benefits. And that’s it!

View your benefit payment history.

Portal users can now view the details of their monthly benefit payment by signing in to their portal account. And there’s more— participants who no longer want to receive the monthly Advice of Direct Deposit notice in the mail can now opt out of receiving such mailings directly in the portal.

Your vesting status is always displayed on the left side of the Pension screen and can also be seen on the main dashboard in the portal.

These upgrades are another step towards giving you, the participant, the necessary tools to take care of all your Fund business.

If you are ready to take advantage of these new self-service tools, go to https://myportal.aftraretirement.org and sign in to your account.

Haven’t received your personalized correspondence? contact Participant Services by using the form on the portal's Help Center page.  Make sure to include your full name, your email address, and the reason for your inquiry.