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Summary of PEIA Plan Proposal for FY 2020

(July 2019 – June 2020)

The PEIA Finance Board has released its Proposed Plan for the next fiscal year. Below is a synopsis of the plan. While plan changes appear minimal, AFT-WV is analyzing these proposals and will address any concerns at the public hearings.

• Third Party Administrator Change

• UMR, a UnitedHealthcare company, is the new TPA
• Effective 7/1/19 for all our active and pre-65 populations
• UMR is the nation’s largest TPA with 2,800 customers and 4.5M members
• Currently UMR serves 559 state and public sector customers
• PEIA is UMR’s largest customer
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Events and

Legislative Lobby Day

Please join us Monday, January 21, 2019 as we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and continue the activism of 55 Strong!

We have several activities planned for the day and we hope you can join us for them. Parking is available nearby the church at Laidley Field.

• 9:30 AM - Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at Asbury United Methodist Church, 501 Elizabeth St, Charleston, WV 25311

Immediately following the program, we will march to the Capitol for the ringing of the Liberty Bell at the State Capitol.

• 11:30- 1:30 PM -

During the State of the State address, Governor Jim Justice proposed changing current law to allow school employees to accrue sick leave with a value-added component.

The proposal would affect employees hired after specific dates that ceased the practice of accruing days to convert to PEIA premiums or retirement service credit upon an employee's retirement. Click here for a fact sheet on the current accrual practices.

AFT-WV supports the Governor's concept of reinstating value to accrued sick leave, but no bill has been introduced yet.

Therefore, we want to hear from you!

AFT-WV wants to know what

On Monday, Jan. 21st, members of the Legislature received the letter below 

If you missed AFT-WV President Fred Albert on Talkline with Hoppy Kercheval today, you can listen here: http://wvmetronews.com/podcast/talkline/

The 2019 AFT-WV Professional Issues Conference will be held at The Blennerhassett Hotel, 320 Market Street, Parkersburg, WV on April 5-6, 2019. 

The theme is “Building Better…” and we will have breakouts and plenary sessions, including special guests, activities and presentations, centered around this theme.  We hope you can join us for this very special conference.   

A tentative agenda and registration link are below.  Space is limited, so please register early to secure your participation. 

Deadline for registration is March 1, 2019; however, we will close registration sooner and redirect

The 2019 AFT-WV Legislative Summit will be held on September 6-7, 2019 at Canaan Valley Resort State Park at 230 Main Lodge Road in Davis, WV.  

To ensure all locals are represented, the AFT-WV Executive Board, Local Presidents or their designees, and AFT-WV Advisory Committee members will be given preference.   All other members will receive an email at a later date to verify confirmation of their registration.

AFT-WV will cover costs for lodging and provided meals for confirmed registrants.  Locals/members with outstanding invoices for prior events must be in good standing in order to register

AFT-WV wants to make sure our members are included in all our updates, polls and other communications.  In many instances, it is vital to be able to quickly share information with members.

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