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Retirees

Retired but not tired? Get involved with the AFT NM Retirees!

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Local Leadership:

President: Anne Pierce-Jones

Vice President: Elynn Cowden 

Secretary: Laurie Harris 

Treasurer: Diana Shea


Events Calender

The public pension plans in New Mexico, and in many other states, have been hit hard by the financial events in the world markets in 2001 and 2008-2009. However, the drastic changes proposed in the article are not the only effective way to ensure the long-term sustainability of these retirement plans that so many of New Mexico's educational employees rely on. It's important to point out that ERB members have always paid a very high proportion of the retirement contributions. And this year, most ERB members are paying a higher rate of contribution to the plan than their employers

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Retired education employees are offered a provision to return to work after retirement. There have been, and still are, numerous legislative proposals to change this law. Take a minute to understand Return to Work (RTW) and what changes are being favored by some legislators. MORE