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 - Next Steps With WEP Reform
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 - NEAL FILES WEP REFORM BILL
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 - Hearing Held on COLA, Part-Time Work and Option B/C Legislation
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 - Subscription Service for Active Public Employees Begins
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 - Legislature Weighs Health Insurance Reform
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 - 3% State / Teacher COLA Approved
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 - New COLAs Adopted By All Local Retirement Boards
Bad Medicine For Medicare Retirees
September 14, 2019NewsMass Retirees Opposes Voucher-Like SchemeSEPTEMBER 2019: For more than a decade, public retirees have found their health insurance benefits ...Read More - Bad Medicine For Medicare Retirees
Mass. Teachers, Let’s Reform the WEP!
September 12, 2019NewsThousands of retired Massachusetts teachers are now impacted by the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) law. Also known as ...Read More - Mass. Teachers, Let’s Reform the WEP!
We Fight for Retired Teachers’ Health care
September 12, 2019NewsMaintaining Quality & Affordable InsuranceWhen you retired, you were no longer covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Then what protections ...Read More - We Fight for Retired Teachers’ Health care
We Defend Teachers’ Retirement
September 12, 2019NewsPublic school teachers in Massachusetts contribute 11% of their salary toward your public pension – one of the highest retirement contribution ...Read More - We Defend Teachers’ Retirement
State Employees, We Defend Your Retirement
September 12, 2019NewsAs a state worker, you contribute your hard earned money toward your pension. Fact: Massachusetts has among the highest pension ...Read More - State Employees, We Defend Your Retirement
State Employees, Let’s Reform the WEP!
September 12, 2019NewsThousands of retired Massachusetts state employees are now impacted by the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) law. Also known ...Read More - State Employees, Let’s Reform the WEP!
We Fight For State Retiree Health Care
September 12, 2019NewsGoal: Quality & Affordable GIC CoverageFor future and current state retirees, there is nothing more important than having access to ...Read More - We Fight For State Retiree Health Care
Retired Teachers, Let’s Reform the WEP!
September 12, 2019NewsThousands of retired Massachusetts teachers are now impacted by the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) law. Also known as ...Read More - Retired Teachers, Let’s Reform the WEP!
Retired Teachers’ Health Care
September 12, 2019NewsMaintaining Quality & Affordable InsuranceWhen you retired, you were no longer covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Then what protections ...Read More - Retired Teachers’ Health Care
We Defend Teachers’ Retirement
September 12, 2019NewsPublic school teachers in Massachusetts now contribute 11% of their salary toward your public pension – one of the highest retirement ...Read More - We Defend Teachers’ Retirement
We Defend Your Retirement
September 12, 2019NewsAs a public employee, you contributed your hard-earned money toward your pension. Fact: Massachusetts has among the highest pension ...Read More - We Defend Your Retirement
Local Retire Health Care
September 12, 2019NewsMaintaining Quality & Affordable InsuranceWhen you retire, state law governs your right to health insurance, specifically Chapter 32B of the ...Read More - Local Retire Health Care
Let’s Reform the Social Security WEP!
September 12, 2019NewsThousands of retired Massachusetts public employees are now impacted by the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) law. Also known ...Read More - Let’s Reform the Social Security WEP!