Montana Public Employees Association

MPEA and State Reach Agreement on Economic Proposal

A tentative agreement has been reached with the state on an economic proposal for the coming biennium. The tentative agreement was reached Thursday, Dec. 18.

The tentative agreement reads as follows: (more on this story)

MPEA and State Remain in Economic Negotiations

The state presented its first economic proposal to MPEA, MEA-MFT and AFSCME members Dec. 10; the proposal was preceded by a presentation from Terry Johnson from the legislative fiscal analyst’s office on the state’s continued revenue decline. (more on this story)

State revenues: From Easy Street to Perfect Storm

(Editor’s note: The following article was written by Lee Newspapers Bureau Chief Chuck Johnson and printed in most Montana Lee dailies Nov. 23.)

So whatever happened to the nearly $1 billion general fund state government surplus projected for mid-2011? (more on this story)

VEBA: Health Reimbursement Accounts

Want to learn about how health reimbursement accounts in Montana work? Click here for the Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Associate (VEBA) Web site. This may be the answer to some of your concerns about the cost of health care and its relation to your retirement.

MPEA is an independent public employee union established on the principle that all dues collected should remain in Montana to benefit those who pay the dues. MPEA became a union in 1973 with the passage of the Montana Collective Bargaining Act. The Association provides the full time organizational structure and staffing that allows public employees to join together to represent their issues in collective bargaining, lobbying the legislature and representation before the courts.