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 media these days there is a lot of talk about expanding and improving Social Security, but no one is saying anything about getting rid of the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Despite the repeal bills currently in Congress (H.R.973 and S.1651), there is nothing about how badly these offsets affect FULLY-EARNED benefits of retired public employees.“ Please go to: http://www.ssfairness.com/action-alert-77-send-a-letter/ to help.
- As an affiliate of the state retired teachers’ organization (ARTC), SFCRTA works with them to protect your rights. Enclosed is a handout on the ARTC and a letter they submitted to state legislators on our behalf. Please join the ARTC at: http://artct.org. Another of the benefits that the ARTC provides to us is the lobbyist that is our voice in the State Capitol.
- This year Lobby Day will be a joint venture of the ARTC, the CEA-R and the AFT-R. It will be held on April 6 in the Old Judicial Room at the Capitol and will enable the participants to discuss with legislators issues that impact retired teachers. (See reverse side if you are interested in attending)
- Save the date – our spring luncheon is scheduled for May 11 at the Norwalk Inn. Our guest speaker will be ARTC lobbyist Kevin Graff, Principal and Founder of Graff Public Solutions (http://graffps.com/about.html). More information will follow.
- Enclosed you will find our membership renewal information. We have changed to a calendar year membership – January to December. If there is no membership renewal envelope enclosed, you are already a member. Please join if you have not done so and encourage your friends to join as well. We need to continue watch over issues such as the 25% reduction on our state income tax scheduled for next year, the state’s one-third contribution to out HIPA, and social security, among others. Please remember to update your information, sign and enclose your check. We thank you for your continued support and will continue to work on your behalf.
Respectfully,
Frank Cooper, President