FALL RIVER MAYOR IN SPOTLIGHT
December 27, 2018NewsIn our Association’s last May edition of The Voice we highlighted the Fall River Retirement Board and ...
Reducing Poverty for Our Oldest Retirees
December 14, 2018NewsWith more Americans today living into their 80s and beyond, the elderly are becoming more vulnerable to slipping into poverty ...
GIC Begins Public Debate on FY20 Plan Design
December 6, 2018NewsChanges Would Begin July 1stDECEMBER 6, 2018: Today, the state’s Group Insurance Commission (GIC) began the public process ...
State Officials Hold Annual Revenue Consensus Hearing
December 5, 2018NewsPension Funds Cited As Positive Economic FactorDECEMBER 5, 2018: This morning the state’s top budget, revenue and fiscal ...
WEP: New Reform Bill Filed
October 31, 2018NewsBrady & Neal Seek Compromise With H.R. 6933In a positive sign that blind partisanship can be set aside for ...
Bill Would Rework Limits on Social Security for Some Public Workers
October 8, 2018NewsIt’s the latest effort by lawmakers to overhaul the “Windfall Elimination Provision," which affects benefits for thousands of state ...
PERAC Forum Spotlights WEP/GPO Fight
September 14, 2018NewsMass Retirees Addresses 300 Retirement Officials SEPTEMBER 14, 2018: An important aspect of Mass Retirees’ advocacy efforts to ...
50 Years as the Voice of the Retired Public Employee
September 12, 2018NewsFounded in the fall of 1968, Mass Retirees has served as the lead advocates for all Massachusetts retired public employees ...
GIC Continues to Examine Health Plan Affordability
August 7, 2018NewsReview Comes at Request of Mass Retirees AUGUST 7, 2018: Following several years of increased healthcare costs paid ...
Legislature Restores Retiree Work Limit To 1,200 Hours
August 1, 2018NewsRejects Governor’s Counter Proposal AUGUST 1, 2018: Late last night, the Legislature reapproved Mass Retirees proposal increasing ...