Life Insurance & Vets Bonus Bills Advance
October 24, 2019NewsPublic Service Committee Endorses Mass Retirees ProposalsOCTOBER 24, 2019: The Joint Committee on Public Service has favorably ...Read More
Reelect Frank Valeri to the State Retirement Board
October 16, 2019NewsOCTOBER 16, 2019: An election is now underway for state retirees and active employees to elect one of two representatives ...Read More
National Support Grows for WEP Reform
October 9, 2019NewsTeacher Unions & Firefighters Back H.R. 4540 OCTOBER 9, 2019: Less than two weeks following the filing ...Read More
Next Steps With WEP Reform
October 4, 2019NewsLast week, we announced a major step forward in our fight to reform the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP ...Read More
NEAL FILES WEP REFORM BILL
September 28, 2019NewsH.R. 4540 Offers Relief For Current & Future RetireesSEPTEMBER 28, 2019: Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal (D-Springfield) has fulfilled ...Read More
Hearing Held on COLA, Part-Time Work and Option B/C Legislation
September 26, 2019NewsPublic Service Committee Reviewing ProposalsSEPTEMBER 26, 2019: Today, the Joint Committee on Public Service held a public hearing that ...Read More
Subscription Service for Active Public Employees Begins
September 18, 2019NewsImportant Retirement Information for Public EmployeesMass Retirees has launched a one-of-a-kind Subscription Service for active public employees ...Read More
Legislature Weighs Health Insurance Reform
September 17, 2019NewsRising Costs & Affordability Main ConcernsSEPTEMBER 2019: Earlier this year, Mass Retirees filed six separate legislative proposals relative to health ...Read More
3% State / Teacher COLA Approved
September 16, 2019NewsWork Now Underway On Future COLA ImprovementsSeptember 2019: Since the state budget was not be approved by Governor Charlie Baker ...Read More
New COLAs Adopted By All Local Retirement Boards
September 15, 2019NewsEntering Their Third Decade of IncreasesSEPTEMBER 2019: Not to be outdone by the state and teachers’ retirement systems, all 102 ...Read More