What happened in the 2016 short Legislative session that will impact retired teachers? The General Assembly is scheduled to end the first week of May. The speaker for the Southern Fairfield County Retired Teachers’ luncheon on May 11 will be Kevin Graff, lobbyist for ARTC, Association of Retired Teachers of Connecticut. Kevin will give us…
Working to protect and improve retired teachers’ pension and health benefits. President’s Message Working for you! Join us. The 10% reduction on our 2015 state income tax is included in the CT Resident Income Tax forms. You will find it on CT-1040, page 3, and line 45. An update from Social Security Fairness: “In the…
“Lifetime Learners” at Norwalk Community College is a non-profit institute for adults 50 years older. It provides exercise for the mind and body through stimulating courses and free access to the state of the art gym. Meet fascinating people and learn new things. Join us!
Please read this letter to see how we represent you To Fellow Retirees: I thoroughly love being retired; however, it is not without its challenges. What I love most is time: to get up a little later in the morning, to travel off-peak, to do errands off-peak, to design a day as I think best,…
ISSUES INSURANCE Group Rates (the negotiated insurance coverage of the system’s active teachers) for retired educators began in 1987. State subsidized $36.70/month. This amount has not changed in twenty four years. The Group Rate continues to go up but the subsidy doesn’t. Working teachers pay 1.25% of their gross income. This year $47,000,000 is collected.…