Retirees Endorse Kerrigan in lieutenant governor’s race
July 7, 2014NewsThe Retired, State, County and Municipal Employees Association of Massachusetts announced its unanimous endorsement of Steve Kerrigan for lieutenant governor ...Read More - Retirees Endorse Kerrigan in lieutenant governor’s race
Budget Accord Reached
July 1, 2014NewsHealthcare Contribution Moratorium ApprovedJUNE 30, 2014: House and Senate budget negotiators reached an agreement on the Commonwealth’s $36.4 ...Read More - Budget Accord Reached
Bank Fee Waiver Generates Huge Member Response
June 20, 2014NewsApplies Only To State Chartered BanksJUNE 20, 2014: “In our July 2014 issue of the Voice, we included an article ...Read More - Bank Fee Waiver Generates Huge Member Response
Retiree Dental Enrollment Climbs
June 13, 2014NewsGIC Plan Adds 2,300 For FY15JUNE 13, 2014: At its monthly meeting held today, the state’s Group Insurance ...Read More - Retiree Dental Enrollment Climbs
Budget Conference Underway
June 6, 2014NewsInsurance Moratorium PendingJUNE 6, 2014: Following the passage of the Fiscal Year 2015 budget in both the House and Senate ...Read More - Budget Conference Underway
Senate Budget Debate Begins Wednesday
May 20, 2014NewsInsurance Moratorium PendingMAY 20, 2014: State Senators will begin debate on the FY15 budget beginning Wednesday morning. The debate, which ...Read More - Senate Budget Debate Begins Wednesday
GIC Rates Hold Steady For FY15
May 5, 2014NewsMAY 2014 VOICE: Members, who are state and municipal retirees receiving their health insurance through the state’s Group Insurance ...Read More - GIC Rates Hold Steady For FY15
Insurance Moratorium Set To Expire
May 4, 2014NewsAssociation Seeks Two-Year Exentention On Retiree Premium PercentagesMAY 2014 VOICE: For the past three years, retired teachers and municipal ...Read More - Insurance Moratorium Set To Expire
Social Security WEP/GPO Update
May 3, 2014NewsAssociation Meets With FedsMAY 2014 VOICE: This winter, Association President Frank Valeri and Legislative Liaison Shawn Duhamel met with members ...Read More - Social Security WEP/GPO Update
Spotlight on Basic Life Insurance
May 2, 2014NewsReport Brings Focus to Increase For State Retirees & EmployeesMAY 2014 Voice: Information recently obtained from the both the National ...Read More - Spotlight on Basic Life Insurance
Big Year For Pension Fund
April 25, 2014NewsFinally Recovered From FY08 LossesMARCH 2014 VOICE: Year 2013 was cause for a modest celebration at the Commonwealth’s giant ...Read More - Big Year For Pension Fund
Leadership Agrees To Changes in Funding Schedule
April 25, 2014NewsAdopts Conservative Approach & Increased FundingMARCH 2014 VOICE: Governor Deval Patrick and the state’s Legislative Leadership have agreed to ...Read More - Leadership Agrees To Changes in Funding Schedule
State Retirement Board: White Re-Elected
April 25, 2014NewsMARCH 2014 VOICE: Former Association President Ralph White was elected to a new three-year term on the State Retirement ...Read More - State Retirement Board: White Re-Elected
Calls For Improving Social Security COLA
April 25, 2014NewsTriggers State/Teachers' and Local COLAsMARCH 2014 VOICE: For some time, we’ve seen where the formula for calculating Social ...Read More - Calls For Improving Social Security COLA
Pension Deal Edges Detroit a Step Closer to Recovery
April 16, 2014NewsNew York TimesApril 16, 2014Detroit’s pension boards and a retirees’ group say they have reached tentative agreements with the ...Read More - Pension Deal Edges Detroit a Step Closer to Recovery
JEFF JACOBY PUBLIC PENSION OPINION IS COMPLETELY OFF BASE
April 10, 2014NewsAPRIL 10, 2014: In the Sunday, March 23, 2014 edition of the Boston Globe, conservative opinion columnist Jeff Jacoby penned ...Read More - JEFF JACOBY PUBLIC PENSION OPINION IS COMPLETELY OFF BASE
Winchester retiree health costs revisited
April 10, 2014NewsBy Kathy McCabeGlobe Staff April 10, 2014Winchester selectmen have scaled back a plan to make retirees pay half the cost ...Read More - Winchester retiree health costs revisited
Retirees Mourn Boston Tragedy
March 27, 2014NewsMARCH 27, 2014: On behalf of our members, the Association offers the deepest condolences to the families of Boston Fire ...Read More - Retirees Mourn Boston Tragedy
Good News Flows From GIC
March 6, 2014NewsFY2015 Insurance Rates Hold Steady at 1% IncreaseMARCH 6, 2014: State and municipal retirees, receiving their health insurance through the ...Read More - Good News Flows From GIC
ALERT: BOSTON MEMBERS ON ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY
February 26, 2014NewsHelp With Your Form 1099-RWe’ve been receiving calls and emails from Boston members who receive an accidental (work ...Read More - ALERT: BOSTON MEMBERS ON ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY