{"id":49,"date":"2023-10-26T18:26:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2025-10-28T21:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T21:37:20","slug":"membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/?page_id=49","title":{"rendered":"Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Membership.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Membership.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Membership-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Membership-768x245.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>Why should you join WSSRA?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The answer:<\/span><br>It is your pension that is being protected by WSSRA personnel and members along with our paid lobbyists and a well-informed group of volunteers. We also protect retiree pensions, advocate for permanent COLAs, and provide healthcare information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If not you, then who? Your membership is a bargain at $7 per month. A large membership equals power and clout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\">JOIN TODAY!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>For more information contact <strong><strong>Membership Chair<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>, <strong>Patrick Walsh, Yakima County Unit 34<br><\/strong> <strong>patwalsh057@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Some-Teacher-Retirement-System-History.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Some-Teacher-Retirement-System-History.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-18c8e033-a4e0-44ea-894a-90901aabb387\" href=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Some-Teacher-Retirement-System-History.pdf\">Some-Teacher-Retirement-System-History<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Some-Teacher-Retirement-System-History.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-18c8e033-a4e0-44ea-894a-90901aabb387\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\">OTHER BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"955\" src=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Member-Benefits.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Member-Benefits.jpg 724w, https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Member-Benefits-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Yakima County SRA Membership Procedure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to become a member:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ADD (Automatic Dues Deduction) is the simplest, most convenient way of maintaining your membership. Indicate YCSRA #34 and circle your retirement plan. The Washington State Department of Retirement Systems will deduct $7 a month from your pension ($5 for the state dues plus $2 for your local Unit).<br><br>If you are still employed, your school district will facilitate your membership by providing you with automatic payroll deduction of $7 per month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hand-Writing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hand-Writing.jpg 368w, https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hand-Writing-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To join on the Washington State School Retirees&#8217; Association website, <a href=\"https:\/\/wssra.org\/index.php\/membership\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/strong> <strong>or print and complete the form below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WSSRA-Membership-Enrollment-Form-copy.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:893px\" aria-label=\"Embed of WSSRA-Membership-Enrollment-Form-copy.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-75f5028c-56a8-43b4-a419-7ba118cab375\" href=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WSSRA-Membership-Enrollment-Form-copy.pdf\">WSSRA-Membership-Enrollment-Form-copy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WSSRA-Membership-Enrollment-Form-copy.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-75f5028c-56a8-43b4-a419-7ba118cab375\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cropped-Logo2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cropped-Logo2.png 512w, https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cropped-Logo2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cropped-Logo2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cropped-Logo2-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cropped-Logo2-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cropped-Logo2-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cropped-Logo2-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Members=Dues=Money=Power=Change<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full WSSRA 2023 Brochure link below:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-584fceac-2777-4268-b051-c4886286aeb8\" href=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-Brochure-with-testimonials.pdf.pdf\">2023 WSSRA Brochure.pdf<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/yakima-county-sra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-Brochure-with-testimonials.pdf.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-584fceac-2777-4268-b051-c4886286aeb8\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why should you join WSSRA? 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