Annual Meeting September 18th
September 11, 2020NewsOur Annual Meeting takes place a week from Friday – September 18th – at 1PM EST. This virtual event is open to ...Read More
Pension Fund, MIT Launch Social Investing Project
September 9, 2020NewsRating Discrepancies Underscore Need for ResearchColin A. Young, State House News ServiceSEPT. 9, 2020.....The Massachusetts state pension fund is ...Read More
Back From Hiatus
August 28, 2020NewsOur weekly updates are back after a short August hiatus. Remember, we include a video update from me within these ...Read More
Tablet for Seniors Helps Identify COVID-19 Symptoms
July 23, 2020NewsA tablet made by a Massachusetts company is using artificial intelligence to help seniors with chronic health conditions as well ...Read More
Alert: Our Office Phones Are Down
June 26, 2020NewsFor Assistance, Please Call Numbers Located on Membership CardFriday, June 26, 2020: The phone system in our Beacon Hill office ...Read More
Mass Retirees Partners with Senscio Systems to Fight COVID-19
June 23, 2020NewsIbis Program can help seniors to identify COVID-19 symptoms and get access to telehealth JUNE 23, 2020 ...Read More
Executive Board Member Joan Schloss Dies After Long Illness
May 28, 2020NewsFormer Head of Teachers’ Retirement Board MAY 28, 2020: It is with heavy hearts that we report the passing of ...Read More
Mass Public Pension Systems Stable & Secure
April 24, 2020NewsWell Prepared to Weather Storm APRIL 24, 2020: Learning from the 2008 Financial Collapse and Great Recession that followed, Massachusetts ...Read More
UPDATES: UNEMPLOYMENT AND STIMULUS PAYMENT
April 23, 2020NewsUnemployment Assistance The Baker Administration announced this week that the online filing system for those who have been unable to ...Read More
Pension Fund Weathering Storm of Pandemic, Markets
April 23, 2020NewsManagers Overseeing $70.7 Billion Fund From HomesColin A. Young, State House News ServiceBOSTON, APRIL 22, 2020.....The state pension ...Read More
STIMULUS PAYMENTS HAVE STARTED
April 15, 2020NewsAPRIL 15, 2020: As of today, retirees have begun receiving their one-time stimulus payments that were part of ...Read More
Applying For Unemployment
April 13, 2020NewsAnswering Member Questions Public retirees were among the 469,000 Mass. residents who filed unemployment claims with the Mass ...Read More
Special Legislation Waives Retiree Work Limits for 2020
April 3, 2020NewsFinal Approval by Governor Expected SoonAPRIL 3, 2020: Late Thursday, the Legislature passed special legislation that waives the legal limit ...Read More
PRIM Board Election Underway
March 25, 2020NewsMARCH 25, 2019: This week, retired and active state employees began to receive ballots to cast a vote to ...Read More
Secure retirement benefits
March 19, 2020NewsDear Members,I hope you and your loved ones are safe and enduring this difficult time as best as you ...Read More
Keeping our members safe
March 13, 2020NewsMARCH 13, 2020: We hope that you and your family are safe and doing well while our nation fights the ...Read More
It’s Our Anniversary!
February 28, 2020NewsWelcome to the 1st Anniversary of Mass Retirees’ Facebook Friday. This week: The state GIC approves FY21 health insurance premium ...Read More
GIC Approves Premium Rates for FY’21
February 27, 2020NewsNo Increase in Copayments or Deductibles February 27, 2020: The 17-member Commission voted today on the rates for ...Read More
Meet Our New Legislative Team
February 13, 2020NewsFebruary 13, 2020: The start of a new decade marks the beginning of a new era for the Association’s ...Read More