My GHEA Rocks!

About Us      Leadership       Chapters       Calendar        FAQ    Contact Your Legislator                                         We send two regular emails to our subscriber members each month. One at the beginning of the month contains the MEA-Retired Tribune Newsletter edited by Pres. Judy Foster. The other is a mid-month email with more news we think you can use. Thank you for taking the time to look over these emails and for your continued support of our organization. Be sure to VISIT OUR WEBSITE for a wealth of information about your pension, health care options, and more, and if you are on Facebook, "like" our page to see us in your newsfeed. Finally, please forward this email to your friends and encourage them to sign up to receive them using the button at the bottom of the page. Thank you! MEA-Retired Leadership Team Mid-Oct 2015 News from MEA-Retired 9/18/15    MEA Advantage is a member benefit retirees can continue to use! Lifetime MEA/NEA- Retired members continue to have access to many MEA benefits. For example, your MEA membership card is still active and it does more than just identify you as a valued MEA member. It opens the door to savings that can really add up. Using your membership card, you can find discounts on groceries, on everyday needs and services like oil changes, on entertainment, and on travel. CLICK HERE to go to our website and learn more. Michigan House OKs bill to hold back struggling third graders "The Michigan House today approved a controversial bill that would require students to repeat the third-grade if they're not proficient readers. The bill passed on a vote of 57-48, after impassioned pleas from lawmakers on both sides. It now goes to the Senate for consideration." CLICK HERE to read more in the Detroit Free Press, 10/15/15. Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 0% COLA Increase for Social Security Beneficiaries - Alliance for Retired Americans, 10/15/15. A statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the government's announcement that there will be no benefit increase for millions of Social Security beneficiaries, disabled veterans and federal retirees in 2016. CLICK HERE to read the full statement. How credit card chip liability shift affects you Even though a deadline has passed, not all stores have or know how to use credit card readers that accommodate new security chips - a difference that matters in terms of who's held at fault in the event of a data breach. (from WOOD TV, Oct. 13) CLICK HERE to read more. Would you consider a leadership position with MEA-Retired?    Nominations for several leadership positions in MEA-Retired will be open until December 15, 2015.  The following MEA-Retired positions are now open. President                               3 year term (September 1, 2016 thru August 2019 Vice President                        3 year term (September 2016 thru August, 2019 Secretary/Treasurer               3 year term (September 2016 thru August  2019    Board of Directors                 2 year term  Even Numbered Regions 2-18                                                   (September 2016 - August 2019      Alternate Bd. of Director:      2 year term  Even Numbered  Regions 2-18                                                 (September 2016 thru 2019 MEA-RA:                             3 year term  September 2016 thru August 2019 NEA-RA:                             3 year term  Summer 2016 thru Summer 2018 Any MEA-Retired member can self nominate or have another member submit your name.  If interested, please contact our Sec/Treas. Daniel Rudd at pappadan43@comcast.net. Fall Meeting Dates - MPSERS - Michigan Public School Employee Retirement System Sault Ste Marie Thursday, October 15 Lake Superior State University- Cisler Student and Conference Center 650 W. Easterday Ave Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783 9 a.m. to noon Marquette Friday, October 16 Holiday Inn Marquette 1951 U.S. 41 West Marquette, MI 49855 9 a.m. to noon Traverse City Thursday, October 22 West Bay Beach Holiday Inn Resort 615 E. Front St. Traverse City, MI 49686 9 a.m. to noon Gaylord Friday, October 23 Otsego Club & Resort 696 M-32 E. Main Street Gaylord, MI 49734 9 a.m. to noon Sterling Heights Monday, October 26 Sterling Inn 34911 Van Dyke Ave Sterling Heights, MI 48312 9 a.m. to noon Battle Creek Thursday, October 29 FireKeepers Casino Hotel 11177 E. Michigan Ave Battle Creek, MI 49014 9 a.m. to noon Grand Rapids Friday, October 30 Crowne Plaza Grand Rapids 5700 28th Street S.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49546 9 a.m. to noon Livonia Monday, November 2 Laurel Manor 39000 Schoolcraft Road Livonia, MI 48150 9 a.m. to noon Lansing Tuesday, November 3 East Lansing Marriott at University Place 300 M.A.C. Avenue East Lansing, MI 48823 9 a.m. to noon Saginaw Wednesday, November 4 Bavarian Inn Lodge One Covered Bridge Lane Frankenmuth, MI 48734 9 a.m. to noon The Alliance for Retired Americans Tell Congress to Act Now and Avert Drastic Spike in Medicare Part B Costs If Congress doesn't act soon, many people with Medicare will be forced to pay higher health care costs when they can least afford them. Stand with us in supporting a comprehensive and affordable Medicare program.  CLICK HERE to add your name to the petition.