RETIREES IN ACTION


A message from PEF Retirees President Jim Carr Check out retirees’ new dental, vision plans


I wish all of our retirees and union


bothers and sisters a very happy holiday season and a prosperous and healthy New Year! As we enter 2015, we should reflect on


what transpired in 2014 and give thanks for family, friends, a good job, a defined- benefit pension, quality health insurance and a union that helped us achieve these benefits! In 2014, PEF Retirees leaders


evaluated our dental plan and considered our options, resulting in a new dental plan for the benefit of our members. Considerable time and effort went into this process that resulted in getting the best plan, at a competitive rate and with more participating providers. We also researched a vision insurance


plan for the benefit of our members. PEF Retirees is happy to announce our benefits committee chose Davis Vision to be our new vision care provider, starting November 1, 2014. We are happy to make this new benefit available to our


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dues-paying members at a very competitive price. We have had many requests for vision insurance from our members. We listened to these requests and we have responded with a new benefit. For more details and a link for enrollment through the Membership Benefits Program, go online to www.pefretirees.com.


Looking back on 2014, other PEF


Retirees activities included letters from me to our members about the importance of supporting COPE (Committee on Political Education) and to our members who are not registered to vote on the importance of registering and voting. Voter records are public information under the election law. Therefore, anyone (including us) may access information on who is registered and when they last voted. The only way your voter records, such as address, can be corrected or updated is


if you contact your county board of elections to provide that information. In 2015, as in 2014, we will continue to


advocate for retiree concerns including a secure retirement for all, affordable quality health insurance, and preservation of the senior safety net of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. It’s an honor to serve as president of


PEF Retirees along with outstanding volunteer chapter presidents and hardworking, knowledgeable staff.


Retiring? Join PEF Retirees now!


Membership equals benefits. Contact PEF Retirees


at 800-342-4306, x289 or PEFRetirees@pef.org


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Activ. Fee: $36/line. Credit approval required. Plans: Offer ends 1/15/2015. No discounts apply to access charges. Includes unlimited domestic Long Distance calling and texting. Data allowance as specified. Third-party content/downloads are add’l charge. Int’l svcs are not included. Max of 10 phone/tablet/MBB lines. Mobile Broadband devices excludes Routers, Laptops and notebook computers. Data: Includes shared data across all subs. Amount of on-network data allowance depends on selection and 100MB off-network data usage. Add’l on-network data usage: 1.5¢/MB. Add’l Off-network data for tablets/MBBs: 25¢/MB. If conflicting share data allowances are applied to an account, the majority on account or most recent change may be applied for all lines. Mobile Hotspot Usage pulls from your data allowances. Monthly Access Charge: After 12/31/2015, customer will be charged applicable data access charge per device in addition to data allowance charge which varies by selection. To avoid charges, customer must contact Sprint to make changes. Sprint Easy Pay obligations will still apply if applicable. Usage Limitations: Other plans may receive prioritized bandwidth availability. To improve data experience for the majority of users, throughput may be limited, varied or reduced on the network. Sprint may terminate service if off-network roaming usage in a month exceeds: (1) 800 min. or a majority of min.; or (2) 100MB or a majority of KB. Prohibited network use rules apply — see sprint.com/terms and conditions. $350 Visa® Prepaid Card Offer: Offer ends 1/15/2015. Consumer, SDP and CL (1-10) phone lines porting the new line on a Sprint Family Share Pack Plan with 20GB of data or higher. Amount based on ETF (Early Termination Fee) charged or remaining balance on install-bill device (excludes Prepaid devices). All lines must be ported from an active wireless line at another carrier and remain active and in good standing for at least 45 days to receive the prepaid card. You must submit your final bill showing your ETF or installment balance no later than 3/15/2015. Allow 12 weeks for your prepaid card to arrive. Register at sprint.com/jointoday. Excludes 11+ Corporate-liable, upgrades, replacements, and ports made between Sprint entities or providers associated with Sprint (i.e., Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance). Cards are issued by Citibank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc., and managed by Citi Prepaid Services. Cards will not have cash access and can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted. Sprint Easy Pay: Req. 24-mo. installment agreement, 0% APR, and qualifying device and service plan. If you cancel wireless service, remaining balance on device becomes due. SDP Discount: Avail. for eligible company employees or org. members (ongoing verification). Discount subject to change according to the company’s agreement with Sprint and is avail. upon request for select monthly svc charges. Discount only applies to data service for Sprint Family Share Pack. Not avail. with no credit check offers or Mobile Hotspot add-on. Other Terms: Offers and coverage not available everywhere or for all phones/networks. May not be combined with other offers. There is no minimum term applied on the Sprint Family Share Pack, but the Service Agreement applies and automatically continues on a month-to-month basis unless you contact us to inform us of any changes, including cancellation. There may be a minimum annual term applied or continued based on a discounted device purchase. Sprint 3G network reaches over 281 million people. Sprint 4G LTE network reaches over 250 million people. Restrictions apply. See store or sprint.com for details. ©2014 Sprint. All rights reserved. Sprint and the Sprint logo are trademarks of Sprint. Other marks are the property of their respective owners.


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