Public school teachers in Massachusetts contribute 11% of their salary toward your public pension – one of the highest retirement contribution rates in the country.
Retired teachers earned their pension, because they paid for it! Retirees deserve to enjoy their retirement, knowing that your pension benefit is secure and that someone is looking out for you.
Public school teachers in Massachusetts contribute 11% of their salary toward your public pension – one of the highest retirement contribution rates in the country.
Retired teachers earned their pension, because they paid for it! Retirees deserve to enjoy their retirement, knowing that your pension benefit is secure and that someone is looking out for you.
That “Someone” is us – the Mass Retirees Association. Thousands of retired Massachusetts teachers depend on us to advocate for their rights as a retiree. For more than fifty years we have stood as THE VOICE for all retired Massachusetts public employees.
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Active teachers have collective bargaining contracts and are represented by a union.
Massachusetts law does not allow public retirees to collectively bargain. Once retired, teachers no longer have the contractual protections of active employees.
Mass Retirees was founded in 1968 to advocate for retired teachers and all other public retirees, ensuring that you will always have a strong voice.
- We fight for you at the local, state and federal levels of government
- We represent all retirees on your local Public Employee Committee (PEC), which negotiates for retired teachers’ healthcare benefits
- We filed legislation to keep retiree health insurance high quality and affordable
- We’re national leaders in the fight to reform the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) law – ending the so-called “double dipping” penalty