We keep on working for you after your retirement!
YOUR ORGANIZATION
The Massachusetts Teachers Association is your
organization. It gets its strength from more than
110,000 MTA members and from its national
affiliation with the National Education Association,
which has 3 million members.
Your membership in MTA Retired and NEA Retired
gives you the ability to keep abreast of educational,
political and legislative issues. The MTA dedicates
significant resources to maintaining and improving
benefits for retired members.
CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT
As a member of MTA Retired and NEA Retired, you
will participate in the governance of your union.
You will help elect two retired members to the MTA
Board of Directors and one retired member to the
MTA Executive Committee — members with full
voting rights.
The MTA Retired Members Committee meets
regularly to provide a forum for retired members
to address and pursue issues of concern. Eight MTA
Retired members are elected to the MTA Retired
Members Committee by the MTA Retired delegates
to the MTA Annual Meeting.
In addition, MTA provides some financial support
for MTA Retired delegates to the MTA Annual
Meeting, the annual NEA Representative Assembly,
the NEA Retired Annual Meeting and the NEA Retired
Regional Conference.
MTA BENEFITS
MTA Benefits, a wholly owned subsidiary of the
MTA, can help you make the most of your retirement
years. MTAB provides members with a vast array of
money-saving programs for auto, homeowners and
dental insurance; reverse mortgages; credit cards;
travel and car rentals; and a wide range of discounts
on items you purchase every day. All programs are
designed to provide you with the added security
you need during this special time in your life. For
more information, call 800.336.0990 or log on to
www.mtabenefits.com.
COMMUNICATIONS
Receive information of special interest to retired
members through MTA Today, NEA Today, the
MTA Reporter, This Active Life and other publications. Receive timely updates by e-mail on matters
relating to pension and retirement from both
Beacon Hill and Capitol Hill. NEA and MTA maintain
websites with valuable information for retired
members: www.nea.org and www.massteacher.org.
MTA RETIRED MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
For decades, MTA has led the way for most of the
key legislation enacted to improve benefits for
retired members.
MTA believes that our members should have
a financially sound retirement upon the
completion of active employment.
MTA serves as a strong advocate for its
retired members through MTA’s Legislative
Program. Through organized political action
under the auspices of the MTA, your
concerns about COLAs, Social Security,
pension benefits and improving the standard
of living for retirees are actively addressed.
MTA’s Division of Government Relations
provides research on, and testimony for,
maintaining and improving post-retirement
benefits.
Government Relations has five registered
lobbyists who advocate for active educators
and retired members. When MTA lobbyists
speak to legislators, legislators know that
they represent more than 110,000 members.
Select Membership Options:
MTA Retired Annual $30
MTA Retired Life $550
MTA Retired Age 80+ $0
and
NEA Retired Annual $30
NEA Retired Life $250
TOTAL ENCLOSED
Tear off this form and send it with a check for the appropriate amount,
made payable to the MTA, to:
Membership Accounting
Massachusetts Teachers Association
20 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
MTA Member ID #
Name
Address
City
State ZIP
Telephone ( )
E-mail
Fax ( )
Estimated Date of Retirement
Prior Local Association
Membership Form
MTA Retired and NEA Retired
GOOD
REASONS
TO BELONG TO
MTA/NEA RETIRED
You can also join online
by visiting:
www.massteacher.org
