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Retired State, County and Municipal Employees Association of Massachusetts
Founded in 1968, now in its 56th year of serving retired Massachusetts public employees of the 104 public retirement systems within the Commonwealth, the Mass Retirees Association is widely recognized as one of the strongest independent advocacy groups on Beacon Hill. From public pensions and health insurance, to federal issues such as the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision, Government Pension Offset and Medicare the Association leads the fight exclusively for all Massachusetts retired public employees. We are The Voice of the Retired Public Employee.
Breaking News
October 17, 2024
Valeri Takes Seat on COLA Commission
Work About to Begin on Benefit Improvements October 17, 2024: State House, Boston – On Wednesday, Association President Frank Valeri was officially sworn in as our Association’s representative on the Special COLA Commission. Mass Retirees is the only retiree or ...
October 3, 2024
State Pension Fund Achieves Record
Prim Ends Fy24 With $105.3 Billion in Assets Last month, the state’s PRIM investment committee reported a record $105.3 Billion in assets at the end of Fiscal Year 2024 (June 30). Briefly, the PRIM (Pension Reserves Investment ...
October 2, 2024
WEP/GPO: What’s next?
Given the amount of activity taking place on issues directly impacting public retirees, we’re publishing two news updates for you this week. Today, we’re focusing on the Social Security WEP & GPO laws. Friday’s weekly update will ...
September 20, 2024
WEP/GPO DISCHARGE PETITION GAINS 218 COSPONSORS
The discharge petition to force a vote by the US House of Representatives on H.R.82, legislation to repeal the Social Security WEP and GPO laws, cleared the first hurdle late yesterday. The resolution, H.Res.1410 – Providing for ...
September 18, 2024
House Approves Cola Commission & Basic Life Insurance Increase
Two top priority legislative proposals, initiated by Mass Retirees, have been unanimously approved by the House of Representatives, led by Speaker Ron Mariano (D-Quincy) within the outside sections of the FY25 State Budget. The Special Commission on the COLA ...
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Latest News From Mass Retirees
Valeri Takes Seat on COLA Commission
October 17, 2024Work About to Begin on Benefit Improvements October 17, 2024: State House, Boston – On Wednesday, Association President Frank Valeri was officially sworn in as our Association’s representative on the Special COLA Commission. Mass Retirees is the only retiree or ...
WEP/GPO UPDATE
October 3, 2024Will Supermajority Congressional Support Yield Results? Congressional support to bring an end to the Social Security Windfall Elimination (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) has reached a supermajority in both the US House of Representatives, and, for the first ...
Mass Retirees: Legislative Update
October 3, 2024General Court Completes Formal Sessions with New Retiree Legislation Being Enacted 2024 is the second year of the 2023-2024 biennial session for the Massachusetts General Court, the House and Senate as we commonly refer to them. As part of ...
State Pension Fund Achieves Record
October 3, 2024Prim Ends Fy24 With $105.3 Billion in Assets Last month, the state’s PRIM investment committee reported a record $105.3 Billion in assets at the end of Fiscal Year 2024 (June 30). Briefly, the PRIM (Pension Reserves Investment ...
HEALTHCARE NEWS: GIC & Blue Cross
October 3, 2024Health insurance and benefits for public retirees, both at the GIC and the local level remain a focus of the Association. Here’s important news from two major healthcare insurers, the state’s Group Insurance Commission (GIC) and Blue Cross ...