11/05/2024
NOVEMBER 2024 REPORT FROM NARFE
CHAPTER 112 PRESIDENT, CRAIG PETTIBONE
ATTEND CHAPTER 112 FEHB OPEN SEASON MEETING. Chapter 112 will meet on the second Tuesday in November, the 12th, at the Sunny Street Café, 11692 Manchester Road, Des Peres, MO 63131. The meeting room will open at 11:15 AM, we will order lunch by 11:30 AM., and begin the meeting soon thereafter. If you cannot attend in person, the Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87202283719?pwd=dC2kbQbq1kjL2akqE9JvruxHEUMHiN.1. Meeting ID: 872 0228 3719. Passcode: 562175. Anthem BCBS will present its plan benefits. Aetna will share literature about its plans. Note that United Healthcare is offering a Seminar on its federal plans on Wednesday, November 6, from 11 to 1 CST. Go to: [email protected] to register. Also, APWU is offering a series of PSHB and FEHB health fair webinars. Go to: Open Season Virtual Health Fairs | APWU Health Plan.
RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS. NARFE Fall Membership drive is underway. Current members can earn $10 for each new member they recruit. Be sure to check out Membership Officer Resources at: NARFE Membership Recruitment Resources – NARFE. Practice: NARFE Elevator Speech – NARFE. St. Louis area NARFE members will be staffing recruiting tables at Ray Building on Nov. 12 (10-1), Eagleton Court House on Nov. 19 (10 -1), SSA West on Nov. 20 (7:30-9:30), and SSA North County on Nov. 21 8-9).
JOIN CHAPTER 112 FOR OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY LUNCHEON. On December 10, plan to attend Chapter 112’s Annual Holiday Party at the historic Missouri Athletic Club, 405 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO 63102. The club’s Sportsman’s Luncheon Buffet is not to be missed. Holiday decorations including model train exhibit in the lobby are excellent! Time: 11 – 2. Cash bar: 11 AM. Lunch: 12 Noon. Cost: $25. Make check payable to NARFE Chapter 112. No tickets are required. To make your reservations, sign up at the November 12 chapter meeting, or mail your check to our treasurer Glen Richter, 5633 Chalet Manor Ct., St. Louis, MO 63129-4106, by November 30. You can also just call Glen at (314) 846-0519 for reservations.
TAKE LEGISLATIVE ACTION. All NARFE members are encouraged to review the “NARFE Bill Tracker” in the monthly NARFE Magazine, and to go to www.narfe.org to use NARFE’s Legislative Action Page under Advocacy to send sample letters, emails, texts, and social media posts, to their legislators in support of NARFE positions. Your participation is crucial in the pursuit of justice for federal employees and retirees. Current issues there include: (1) The Social Security Fairness Act, HR. 82, and S. 597, which call for repeal of the WEP/GPO. A total of 218 house members have signed a discharge petition to force a floor vote on HR 82. (2) The Equal COLA Act, H.R. 866, and S. 3194, which call for giving FERS retirees the same full COLA that CSDRS retirees receive. (3) The Saving the Civil Service Act. HR. 856 and S. 274, which would safeguard our merit-based civil service from potential disruptions and ensure our government remains nonpartisan. Action on these bills is still possible in the current 118th Session of Congress. All NARFE members are urged to log onto NARFE Legislative Action Center – NARFE and use the Legislative Action Center to contact their Representatives and Senators urging endorsement and support for these bills.
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