CONTACT YOUR AFFECTED PUBLIC EMPLOYEE GROUPS—MAKE SURE THEY GET OUT THIS INFORMATION OUT TO ALL THEIR CURRENT WORKERS! Millions of public employees who are working in positions where they are not earning Social Security credits are unaware of the GPO/WEP penalties ahead of them. Some have relied on past boiler-plate information provided by the Social […]
Action Alerts
Action Alert #98 Seniors in the Crosshairs–Again!
UPDATE (4-26-18):: This post was regarding the tax bill and is no longer relevant except as a warning. We are in the Crosshairs—Again! Nearly 35 years after public employees were cheated out of their earned Social Security benefits, Congress seems to be after senior citizens again. The current tax proposals that are in process have […]
Action Alert #97 – A Glimmer of Hope from the Right
On October 3, first term Louisiana Republican Senator John Kennedy spoke on the floor of the Senate about why they need to get rid of the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision. Here are the links to his web page and the You-Tube video of his presentation: Web page: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Calls […]
Action Alert #96 – Be Relentless!
Be Relentless: Tell them like it is! Despite the large number of political concerns these days, we must continue our persistence! The D.C. offices are still open during August! Go to house.gov or senate.gov to find phone numbers for legislative staff. Members have suggested some short and punchy phrases that will stand out as we […]
Action Alert #95 – Don’t Forget: They Cut Social Security Before, They Could Do It Again!!!
Speak out now about this travesty! “To save money” in the 1980’s, Congress added the unfair WEP formula that cuts public workers’ own earned benefits. They also devised the GPO to deprive (mostly) wives of fair earnings from their marriages. The RESULT? Less than a 2% savings of Social Security’s annual Old Age expenditures, and […]
Action Alert #94 – Why Do We Do This?
New Senate bill needs our support! You may be wondering, with all the ongoing upheavals that are changing the nature of our governmental systems, why we keep demanding the repeal of the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision Social Security offsets. Despite initiatives across this country to eliminate or diminish public employee pensions […]
Action Alert # 93 – Social Security is Stacked Against Women
If you are a partner in a marriage, you deserve a partner’s share of what is earned in that marriage! Check out the history of women and Social Security below, and develop new stories to tell your legislator and your friends. As always, check to see if your Representative in Congress has signed on to […]
Action Alert # 92 – Keep Us on Your Action List!
The fight to repeal the GPO and The WEP has been long and frustrating, but there are still reasons for hope. Even though in the past we have had less support from Republicans than from Democrats, there are Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle who realize that the offsets are either poorly […]
Special to California SSF Members
News Bulletin: Last week, Rodney Davis from Illinois introduced a new bill, H.R.1205, to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision. Seventy-six other house members are listed as original co-sponsors, including 22 of California’s 53 members of Congress. The California members supporting are listed at the bottom of this Alert. You can […]
Action Alert #91 – Town Hall Meetings and Demonstrations
(Sorry this is late for this week, but you can always use this information) Congress is in recess for this week, until Monday Feb. 27th. Your Representative will be in town and will be holding public meetings. (If yours is not one of those in hiding) There are quite a few things to talk about, […]
