Good news – the new equity law will benefit this group of people with these needs
The Social Security Fairness Act seeks to end reductions caused by WEP and GPO provisions by Raquel 12/26/2024 10:30 in FINANCE Government pensions provide significant retirement benefits, but they can also have drawbacks. A pension from a job not covered by Social Security could lower a person’s benefits by several hundred dollars monthly. This … Read more
Senate Passes Bill to Repeal WEP & GPO After Cassidy Successfully Pushes for Vote
December 21, 2024 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) celebrated the passage of his bill to fully repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) following his months-long effort to secure a vote. The Social Security Fairness Act, which passed by a vote of 76 to 20, … Read more
Important Information on Veterans’ Buyback Changes from The City of Boston Retirement Board
TO: All Retirement BoardsFROM: Bill Keefe, Executive DirectorRE: Veterans’ Buyback ChangesDATE: August 19, 2024 On August 8, 2024, Governor Healey signed Chapter 178 of the Acts of 2024, “An ActHonoring, Empowering, and Recognizing our Servicemembers and Veterans” (“the HEROAct”). This Act makes substantial changes to the purchase of veterans’ creditable … Read more
SENA HAS A NEW CONTRACT
The Ratification Vote was held on October 24th, 2024. I am proud to announce that SENA and the City of Boston have a ratified contract. There were 353 vote casted 282 Votes Yes 71 Votes No The E Board would like thank all the members for your continued support. And … Read more
Workers Don’t Want a Handout – They Need a Hand Up
Tell Congress to Reauthorize TAA Now!For decades now, we have seen the devastating results unfair trade has on workers and their communities. We’ve pushed for a level playing field and accountability to countries that dump their goods and manipulate our trade laws, but we are far from achieving worker centric … Read more
Fall Letter to the Membership
Dear SENA Brothers, Sisters and Siblings, It has been a long, hot busy summer and from our Executive Board, Officers and Stewards, we hope everyone found the time to enjoy the summer season. As we head in to the fall season, I would like to take this opportunity to update … Read more
Protecting Our Job Security
USW Core Values Educational Series – Issue 1 American workers can compete with anyone on a level playing field, but all too often bad actors in other countries seek to dominate our markets and undercut our industries by engaging in dumping, illegal subsidies, currency manipulation, and other unfair trade practices. … Read more
Warning: Do Not Be Fooled. This Notice is Not from the Union.
Here we go again! Warning this is not from the union. It is from an anti Union organization. Just discard! Neither SENA or the USW sent out this mailer. The mailer is from the Freedom Foundation. They are anti union organization whose sole purpose is to undermine unions. This is … Read more
