Articles about the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees
3rd time not a charm, as Leominster board again denies pension raise for retirees
July 1, 2015NewsBy Cliff Clark, cclark@sentinelandenterprise.comLEOMINSTER -- The third attempt to secure an annual pension increase for city retirees failed like ...Read More
Time to Refocus on COLA Base
June 30, 2015News$12,000 COLA Base Created in 1997 Amongst Heavy OppositionJuly 2015 Voice: For nearly fifty years our Association has led ...Read More
Dedham Approves $15,000 COLA Base
June 29, 2015NewsJuly 2015 Voice: For the second time around, Dedham has increased its COLA Base. First, they went from $12,000 ...Read More
Retirement Board to again take up COLA
June 29, 2015NewsLEOMINSTER -- Just seven days after the Retirement Board voted down the first cost-of-living increase for city retirees in ...Read More
Tempers rise — but not pensions for Leominster
June 24, 2015NewsLEOMINSTER -- Tension between the chairman of the Retirement Board, other board members and city retirees erupted into open hostility at ...Read More
Governor Baker Supports FY15 COLA
June 8, 2015NewsAlso Maintains State Retiree Insurance % In Budget ProposalMAY 2015 VOICE: In his first budget proposal, Governor Charlie Baker has proposed ...Read More
Baker Proposes 3% State-Teacher COLA
March 4, 2015NewsFY16 Budget Takes Effect July 1, 2015 MARCH 4, 2015: Governor Charlie Baker has included a full 3% COLA for ...Read More
Leominster Retirement Board hit over pension-hike denial
August 28, 2014NewsBy Jack MinchLEOMINSTER -- A statewide association representing retired municipal employees is criticizing the city's Retirement Board for voting in ...Read More
Leominster’s COLA Denial For Fifth Year Unconsionable
August 27, 2014NewsMayor Mazzarella Controlled Board Manipulates Funding Schedule and Treats Retirees as Second RateSEPTEMBER 2014 VOICE: By any fair measure, five ...Read More
2014 COLA Approved For July Checks
July 18, 2014News3% For Most Retirees & SurvivorsJULY 18, 2014: With the approval of a 3% COLA for state and teacher retirees ...Read More