Norwalk HourFeb 28, 2015 Letters to the Editor Repeal this unfair Act To the Editor: Definitely time for a change in the way Congress deals with Social Security. During the President Reagan Administration a uni-lateral decision by Congress in 1983 was adopted to take away: 60 percent of the Social Security pension for some government…
We are partnering with the Greater Bridgeport Retired Teachers Association to offer various day and overnight trips for our members. Trip info is available at: www.gbrta.org OR is here. The trip coordinator is: Lois Hoyt 54 Fieldcrest Dr. Trumbull, CT 06611 ldh29@aol.com 203-261-6693 Call or email Lois to reserve a spot. All trips must be paid for 6 weeks prior to the trip.
On Oct. 23, about 250 attended a presentation by Jamie Stirling of Stirling Benefits, the administrator of the TRB retiree insurance plan. He provided information on our retiree health insurance, the tie in to Medicare, and, in general, what changes may be ahead in health insurance. Jamie stressed that, because of our input to the Teacher…
Did you know that 1/3 of all teachers risk being penalized by GPO and WEP in retirement, losing some or all the Social Security benefits for which they or their spouse paid the required Social Security taxes? If you work in a government job where you are not allowed to pay into Social Security, you…
The Southern Fairfield County Retired Teachers’ Association met with Lou Laccavole, the Fiscal Administrative Supervisor of the Connecticut State Teachers’ Retirement Board on April 10, 2014. Darlene Perez, the Administrator of the TRB was scheduled to speak but was unable to attend. Mr. Laccavole gave us a quick overview of the TRB and some of…