MEA-Retired
MEA-Retired stronger than ever at age 25
Don’t expect showers of confetti or
huge parades to mark the 25th anniversary
of MEA-Retired this year.
Members of MEA-Retired are too busy doing what they’ve spent most of their lives doing. That is, advocating for public education and public school students, and lobbying on behalf of public school retirees and current school employees.
“We’ve emerged as a strong force for MEA,” MEA-Retired President Mary Christian said. “We spent our careers teaching and working with children in public schools, and have the knowledge, the time and the desire to continue to speak out for students and public education and to work to protect the retirement benefits of our members.”
A year-long silver anniversary celebration of MEA-Retired—formed with the approval of delegates at the MEA Spring Representative Assembly in 1983—will be marked by observances by local chapters around the state and highlighted at MEARetired’s annual meeting in Lansing on April 16. Beverly Wolkow, MEA’s executive director when MEA-Retired began 25 years ago, will be guest speaker at the annual meeting.
“We were kind of like a tea and crumpet group when we started out,” Christian said. “Now we’re tackling the critical issues that affect retirees and public education.
“We’re fighting to protect pensions and benefits. We’re fighting to hold down health care costs. And we’ll never stop fighting for what’s best for our public schools students and employees and for public education.”
For more information, check out www.mea.org/MEA-Retired.
