After Sixteen Years, We Have Repeal! Thank You! By now, most of you have gotten your retroactive Social Security payments for last year and the first two months of this year, and are receiving your fair benefit every month. For those of you who are still waiting, keep calling until you get an agent who…
The repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) means those previously NOT receiving Social Security spousal benefits may now be eligible. Many retirees are unaware of this change. Please help your fellow members. Encourage others to apply if they qualify for Social Security benefits and haven’t done so yet. Please help us spread the word by sharing this information with…
If you have been married to or were formerly married to a Social Security earner for at least ten years, you are eligible for additional Social Security benefits based on what they earn every month. If your spouse is living, you are entitled to one half of the amount of their benefit. If your spouse…
The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law on January 5, 2025, marks a monumental victory for over 3.2 million public servants, including teachers, firefighters, and police officers. This legislation repeals the unjust Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), which for decades have unfairly reduced or eliminated Social Security benefits for those…
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is currently working to implement the newly passed law to restore your benefits. Recalculating your Social Security and adding last year’s benefits can be a complex task, so it will take some time, possibly months or even more. Make sure the SSA has all your information they need. It is…
We have an update to the HR 82 signing event to repeal the WEP and GPO. The Whitehouse website does not have anything on the schedule. You can view the signing ceremony on C-SPAN’s website, today, Sunday Jan. 5 at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PST Here’s the link: https://www.c-span.org/event/white-house-event/president-biden-signs-social-security-fairness-act/429937
The White House has changed the Social Security Fairness Act bill signing date, because President Biden will be travelling to New Orleans on Monday. Live events at the White House are streamed at https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/. We hope the signing will be live-streamed, so check the site before 4:00 PM EST, but give it a minute, as…
Now What? President Biden is scheduled to sign Social Security Fairness into law Monday morning, January 6th, at 10:00 AM. He will be accompanied by many of those who have worked for years to right the wrongs of the GPO and WEP. We will have a link to the video when it is published. How…
Last night: 12/20/24 Read the voting details here, and checkout this CBS News article. We will finally have Social Security Fairness! It will be a long awaited reward to finally watch President Biden sign Fairness into law. Our Social Security Fairness team will finally be relieved of the campaign we started in 2009. Since then,…
We are still alive, but there is still work to do. This evening, the Senate approved a motion to proceed—a necessary step to allow the Senate to vote on H.R. 82. The vote was 73/23. We have the support we need! What’s Next: The Situation: The process remains fluid, and anything could happen. What You Can…
Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Crapo have introduced amendments that pose a serious threat to the progress and freedoms we’ve worked so hard to secure. These amendments must be immediately pulled before they can do any more damage. The time for complacency is OVER. We need a united and forceful response to make sure these…
(Cloture is the procedural step of ending debate and stopping amendments on a proposal.) We are hoping for a final vote for repeal soon after that. Keep their phones ringing! Senate Switchboard: (202) 224-3132. Or call the Senators on our non-signers list from our last 2 Alerts that can be found at the bottom of…
We are still waiting for a vote! The WEP and GPO handicap public employees: Police and firefighters who do extra jobs on days off to supplement their family income, are penalized when they retire. Moms who become teachers later in life often do not qualify for their own Social Security and then usually lose ALL…
If your Senators are already co-signers, remind them. Flood their offices! Send them an email, call their offices, respond on their website: Co-signers: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/597/cosponsors Tell them thank you and that we are counting on their vote for repealing the outdated, unfair WEP and GPO! Here is a link to Senators’ offices: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/597/cosponsors If one or…
We need to support the public servants across this country who make America Great! Rally in DC on Wed. Dec.11: The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has organized a rally at 11:30 AM EST, Upper Senate Park, 260 New Jersey Ave, NW with key stakeholders and presidents from numerous influential organizations. 1. We need to…
