Municipals score early retirement incentives while NAGE fails its members

Here's an update on what i reported earlier in the year.... the Municipal unions hang onto their cadillac Health care plans (no stinkin GIC cuts for them!).... and they score a tasty early retirement incentive.....

while the municipals keep scoring these sweet deals.... what is NAGE/SEIU 5000/ACORN doing for you?....

....well besides robbing you of your monthly dues, NAGE is already in talks with the administration concerning:

• watered down insurance plans that will cost the state less,
  
• increase the number of years to 80% retirement (from the current 30 years to 35 years,) and
• increase the pension withholding from your dwindling paycheck.... a good guess would be to increase withholding by 3% to offset the big 3% raises coming.
  

(see the trial balloon on the NAGE web page, .....how long can it be before we're hearing from
NAGE that it's time for members to sacrifice once again... their pensions and their health insurance.... that is.... hey those illegal aliens need that free healthcare... so you'll have to pay more for yours
to help fund that important program.... )

National Executive Vice President/Local 207 President Theresa
McGoldrick met yesterday (Dec. 20) with Administration and Finance
Secretary Jay Gonzalez to discuss budget issues for fiscal years 2011
and 2012 and the closing of the projected $1.5 billion budget gap the
state faces for FY12. McGoldrick was joined by several labor leaders
from around the state.

"We had an open and honest discussion about the next two years and

about the concerns our members have. I can tell you that on behalf of
members, I was very vocal about the issues that could affect us the
most—like pension reform and healthcare benefits," said McGoldrick. "I
can also report that Secretary Gonzalez acknowledged the sacrifices we
have all been making. He was very sincere in expressing his appreciation
for our cooperation and collaboration in working through one of the
worst economic times our state has faced."

Yeah....and i'm sure they'll really appreciate the new concessions that NAGE is discussing..... thanks NAGE

MUNICIPAL EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PLANS FILED AND APPROVED
Twenty-nine plans approved by PERAC

The early retirement incentive authorized by Section 66 of Chapter 188 of the Acts of 2010 is well underway.
Municipalities and other eligible entities were to file their plans with PERAC no later than September 28, 2010. Twenty-
nine plans were approved.  The plans have since been returned to the entities that submitted them for approval by their
respective legislative bodies.
The systems that filed plans with PERAC are as follows:
Athol
Barnstable
Braintree Municipal Electric
Carver
Charlton
Chatham
Chicopee
Everett
Haverhill
Holyoke
Holyoke Gas & Electric
Kingston
Leicester
Mansfield
Medford
Methuen
Milton
Norwood
Salem
Tisbury
Wakefield Gas & Electric
Waltham
Warren
Wellesley Light
West Springfield
Westford
Westminster
Worcester
Yarmouth

NAGE fails...Municipals score Early Retirement Package

After telling state employees to go suck an egg, that is

..... NO stinkin 1% raise over two years, let's make it, say 3 or 4...

......mandatory furloughs,

......layoffs,

......new $750 health care deductible,

......reductions in optical, dental and health insurance benefits....



NAGE State Employees settle for less than nothing from the Gov and the Legislature..... but....



What is the Governor and Legislature prepared to offer Municipal employees?...



A "LIMITED" (wink-wink) ERIP (Early Retirement Program..... )

(City and Town workers get to add 3 years to their age or 3 years to length of service....nice!)



Obviously there are more state employee concessions on the way to pay for this pricey program... (the
gov and the legislature put out press releases last july saying that
there would be no ERIPS because they don't save any money..... but as
long as it comes out of NAGE hides I guess the additional cost is
OK....)

Isn't that the usual course????...

.....need to pay for illegal immigrants health care?,

.....or Fat Municipal Helathcare insurance ?,

.....or nice annual COLAs for municipal unions?.....

No problem simply dial 1-800-NAGE-GiveBacks... here's how I imagine it....

DevalPatrick:"Hi Dave?, Deval here.... yeahhhh, we're going to need some more concessions from the sheeple, can you take care of it?

Holway: "No problem Gov, those dolts do believe whatever we tell them.... just keep those dues coming..."

DevalPatrick:"Thanks, I knew we could count on you...

I'm guessing that the Administration is already sitting down to
negotiate further state employee concessions with Dave Holway and SEIU
to fund this costly kiss to the Municipals...



NAGE shakes you down for $5.4 million a year in dues, and sells you down
the river.... they continue to fail you....when will the sheeple wake
up?



Here's the particulars from the Gov's web site.



Municipal Early Retirement Plan

The Governor today sent a letter to the Committee on Municipalities
requesting it include additional proposals in a municipal relief package
the committee is expected to report out shortly.

Among the Governor’s new proposals is an optional Early Retirement
Incentive program for cities and towns. The proposal is structured in a
restrictive manner to ensure that desired near-term savings exceed the
present value cost to the pension system while still giving city and
town managers sufficient flexibility to structure the program in a
manner that avoids adverse operating impacts. By making this program
available at local option, it will give cities and towns the flexibility
to determine for themselves whether this tool is appropriate for their
community.

Under the terms of the plan, eligible employees must have at least 20
years of service and must be paid out of the municipality’s operating
budget. The number of participating employees shall be limited, with a
strong consideration for the impact on municipal services and programs.
Eligible employees would receive a maximum of three years of additional
age or creditable service, or a combination of the two, the sum of which
may not be greater than three.