Jennifer Irish

I retired from the State of RI after 30 years of public service as a social worker with the Department of Children Youth and Families. I believe the state has an ethical and legal responsibility to provide the COLA funds that were promised in the contract when we began our employment.

The RI pension reform of 2011 has had a devastating impact on me personally and other state retirees. The rising cost of food, energy, rents and other necessities are adversely impacting the financial security of state retirees who dedicated their lives to public service. If the state truly cares about the well being of its elderly retirees than it should lift the freeze on COLA’s. This will help ensure that State retirees will have the quality of life that we planned for and were counting on for our senior years.

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