Now PEIA is planning to take away more benefits from retirees and actives when they retire !!!
What’s new at this site .
1. There are 2 tabs above of interest. EASY Ways to Help (includes 2 tips that only take 30 seconds and others that just take a few minutes and both are anonymous/pen names only, but can have a big impact. (Calls to Voice of the people and comments sections at newspapers) Contains links to legislature to email/write call and links to all newspapers in state. Meetings lists the next PEIA Board Meeting that is open to public.
2. On links on right you may want to skim down to he new 3rd box/ section on right titled Newest Newsapaper Articles and Links June/July 2009, See 150 picketing in Morgantown!! (With picture & video ). See what all the newspapers, other unions retiree groups say & do, delegates comments, AFT talking points, WVEA blog and AFSCME tips to get your letters published, & their talk board. We will be adding material daily. Please email anything of interest, links your comments and ideas to us at savepeia@live.com
3. Updated as always near bottom right are links to unions and retiree groups. And a must see are links under Shennaegains.
4. Three most recent postings are 3 articles below this one.
5. Also you might want to see comment in Comment section on right from noted national columnist James Ridgeway who contributes Mother Jones Magazine and has the popular Unsilent Generation Blog. (click contac not his name for comment as name leads to blog.)
6. Current concerns
A. PEIA Proposed Option D Cuts PEIA Medicare Retiree Benefits 50% B. Board meeting proposed tying premiums to Providing End of Care Directive. C. Failing to have new hires paying into health care retiree benefits undermines funding for whole plan, affecting current employees and retirees, and will bring it crashing down. Affects hiring too and unfair. Takes benefits from those returning from lay offs. . 4. Funding irregularities
7. The 3 most recent postings below address these issues
1. PEIA Proposed Option D Cuts PEIA Medicare Retiree Benefits 50% up to $1000 !!! Item 1 of this is a long dicussion, so you might want to skim, a go to sections 2 through 11. # 8 is a must read about possible underfunding of state’s mandated share. Toward the end of this posting is a section labeled PROBLEMS WITH PEIA PLAN PRESENTATION about PEIA’s hand out and contain a link to it.
2. NEED FOR JOINT TASK GROUP – What can be done
3. WE’RE NOT DYING FAST ENOUGH !!!! Has links to other sites about this issue.
