The Online Voice of the Retired Public Employee
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
August 1, 2024
A good week for public retirees
By now you may already be aware that the FY25 State Budget, signed into law on Monday by Governor Maura Healey, contains several important items for public retirees. Initiated by our Association, both the Special Commission on the COLA and ...
July 11, 2024
Response to Herald Assault on Public Pensions
To The Editor: The July 9, 2024, editorial “Taxpayer-funded public pensions have got to go” represents a misleading and entirely unfair argument against the Massachusetts public pension systems that is absent relevant facts. First, the editorial leaves readers with ...
July 10, 2024
Nearly 20% of Retirement Systems at or Near Full Funding
Investment Success Must Be Shared Twenty of the 104 Massachusetts public retirement systems were at least 90% fully funded as of April 1, 2024, according to the latest data from the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC). Of that number ...
July 10, 2024
WEP/GPO Origins & Solutions
Focus of Congressional Hearing To restate the obvious, Mass Retirees has sought to end the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) since the day the laws were created in 1983. In fact, shortly after it ...
July 10, 2024
Mass Retirees Legislative Update Formal Session Ends July 31st
Budget & Several Impactful Bills Pending The end of the 2023-2024 legislative session is fast approaching with full formal session wrapping up on July 31st. While the House and Senate will continue to meet informally after that date until ...
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Latest News From Mass Retirees
COLA: What you need to know
August 3, 2024With the creation of the Special COLA Commission approved by Governor Maura Healey within the FY25 budget, it is a good time for us to review the history of the current public retirement COLA law and explain what we hope ...
A good week for public retirees
August 1, 2024By now you may already be aware that the FY25 State Budget, signed into law on Monday by Governor Maura Healey, contains several important items for public retirees. Initiated by our Association, both the Special Commission on the COLA and ...
Response to Herald Assault on Public Pensions
July 11, 2024To The Editor: The July 9, 2024, editorial “Taxpayer-funded public pensions have got to go” represents a misleading and entirely unfair argument against the Massachusetts public pension systems that is absent relevant facts. First, the editorial leaves readers with ...
Nearly 20% of Retirement Systems at or Near Full Funding
July 10, 2024Investment Success Must Be Shared Twenty of the 104 Massachusetts public retirement systems were at least 90% fully funded as of April 1, 2024, according to the latest data from the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC). Of that number ...
WEP/GPO Origins & Solutions
July 10, 2024Focus of Congressional Hearing To restate the obvious, Mass Retirees has sought to end the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) since the day the laws were created in 1983. In fact, shortly after it ...