Members of the West Virginia Coalition of Retired Public Employees (CORPE) will gather at the state Capitol Thursday, February 11, to remind legislators of the benefits owed to the thousands of retired public employees who are struggling to get by.

“It has been years since our retirees have been provided with a cost-of-living increase on their pensions, yet the state taxes the Social Security benefits and pensions of our retired teachers and public employees,” noted CORPE spokesman Ernest “Spud” Terry. “On top of that, retirees face the possibility of skyrocketing state insurance premiums that they simply cannot afford.”

The coalition includes the West Virginia Association of Retired School Employees and West Virginia chapters of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees; Communication Workers of America; National Active & Retired Federal Employees; American

Federation of Teachers, and National Education Association.

Among the legislative goals CORPE members will discuss with legislators are a cost-of-living pension increase, tax exemptions and funding for the Public Employees Insurance Agency.

Legislators are invited to a 9 a.m. breakfast meeting in the Capitol Cafeteria, located in the basement. Members of the media are also welcome to attend and interview participants.

Who: Coalition of Retired Public Employees

What: Annual CORPE Day Breakfast Meeting

When: Thursday, February 11, 2016

Where: Capitol Cafeteria, basement of state Capitol Main Building

Contact
Ernest “Spud” Terry
304-767-1799