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A&R Retiree Council's New Website 2/1/2012 Minutes from September, 2011 Retiree Council Executive Board Meeting 2012 Meeting Schedule (11/15/11) Conservatives' Plan to Allow States to Renege on State Pensions A&R Retirees' Constitution (ratified by Retirees' Chapter's Convention 6/18/10, posted 9/7/10) Representative Assembly or Convention approval required. Attention
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A&R Retiree Chapter officers at Executive Board Meeting on September 13th. Sitting (left to right): Win Heimer, Mary Ann Goggin, Joella Bouchard Mudry, Jim Goodwin. Standing: Candace Hall, Ellen O'Donoghue, Mary Joan Herbst, Yvette Levesque, Anna Crawford. Joella Bouchard Mudry, President Mary Ann Goggin, Vice-President Win Heimer, Secretary Jim Goodwin, Treasurer Ellen O’Donoghue, Executive Board Anna Crawford, Executive Board Mary Joan Herbst, Executive Board Candace Hall, Executive Board Yvette Levesque, Executive Board A&R Retiree’s Council email address: joellahunter@sbcglobal.net. Welcoming Note from the President On behalf of the newly elected officers, I would like to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to the outgoing officers of the Retirees Council for the past years of service and dedication. Next, I want to thank you, in advance, on behalf of the new officers of the Retirees Council for your support. A flyer was mailed to you introducing each of those elected. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the A&R Retiree’s Council. E-mail us at joellahunter@sbcglobal.net. This email address will give you an opportunity to communicate with each and every one of your officers at any time. Also, we are planning to enhance A&R’s Website so we can keep you informed of the Council’s activities and accomplishments. We welcome you and urge you to consider future participation in committees yet to be formed, and express any ideas you may have for the progress of the A&R Retiree Council. We are looking to expand areas such as: social, political, and the sharing of information that will benefit our retirees and their families. In Solidarity, Joella Bouchard Mudry
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Medical Insurance for Children Ages 23 to 26 Available for Children of Retirees Public Act 08-147 requires group health plans to provide coverage for unmarried children up to the age of 26, regardless of the child’s student or dependent status. A Comptroller's memorandum explains how the Public Act will be implemented under the State of Connecticut Employee Health Plan. The effective date of implementation is January 1, 2009. To download the Comptroller's Memorandum on this insurance use this link. For the rate chart use this link. To download the agreement SEBAC signed to get pharmacy added to the coverage (only medical was required by statute) use this link. Please read the Memorandum and rate chart carefully and completely. The Fair Market Value of the insurance for the child who is not a dependent under §152 of the Internal Revenue Code is taxable income to the retiree, and the retiree is required to include the Fair Market Value for this benefit in their taxable income. Retirees with questions as to the tax impact of the inclusion of the Fair Market Value of health benefits for non-qualified children are advised to consult their personal tax advisor.
Lawsuit Filed for Recalculation of Retirement for Those Who Retired before the Longley Decision (posted April 30) Filed in the United States District Court, District of Connecticut, on behalf of Brian Belanger, Albert Sheary, Richard Judd and all others similarly situated, the suit claims: "20. Still, despite the Supreme Court’s unequivocal ruling, on October 18, 2007, SERC repudiated the logical consequences of the ruling. While SERC paid Longley and Greenberg and promised to calculate new retirees’ pensions correctly, it refused to adjust the other already retired SERA-participating employees’ pension payments, including the plaintiffs, to account for their final, prorated longevity payments..." (SERC stands for State Employees Retirement Commission. SERA stands for State Employees Retirement Act.) "THEREFORE, the plaintiffs ask this Court for the following relief: 1. Money damages; 2. Punitive damages; 3. Attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. ¤1988; 4. Interest, including pre-judgment interest; 5. Equitable relief; 6. The costs of this action; and Any further relief that the Court deems just." It is not known how long it will take for the Courts to hear and decide the case. For a complete copy of the original Longley decision click on this link.
AFT has sent national membership cards to A&R (AFT Local 4200) retirees. Each membership card has a unique ID number that will be your entry to AFT+ member benefits via the members-only web site. Retirees activated their cards by logging in at www.aft.org/members . Retirees without web access called 888-AFT-JOIN. Card activation is required to access AFT+ member benefits and members-only parts of the site. Questions about the AFT national membership cards may be addressed to AFT membership deputy director Yvonne Freeman at 1-888-238-5646 or via e-mail at membership@aft.org. |
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Join the Ranks A&R Retiree Council is looking for more good men and women. If you are retiring in the near future or are already retired A&R Retirees need your help . Interested in social activities? Come join us. Interested in politics? Come join us. Interested in your benefits? Come join us. Interested in running for Union offices?Come join us and be active. For more information contact the union office, 860-953-1316.
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