WEP&GPO... Social Security Fairness
The Committee for Social Security Fairness
Worked as a public servant & paid into Social Security too? You could be denied your Social Security benefits!
Your spousal benefits also could be jeopardized!
Your spousal benefits also could be jeopardized!
The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) deny fully-earned Social Security Benefits to more than one million second-career public servants when they retire or when a spouse dies.
Now is the Time to Act --- You Can Help the Cause!
See our Action Alerts under "Current Action."
In Action Alert #14 we are asking you to sign up on the AARP website and let them know that they need to support the repeal of the WEP and the GPO!
Then, please write a compelling letter to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility explaining your personal impact by the punitive WEP/GPO offsets Alert #11. Thank you!
WEP/GPO = Social IN$ecurity
Help us get Congress to pass H.R. 235 (Berman) and S 484 (Feinstein) which will repeal these unfair laws. Legislation has been stalled for three decades, but NOW is the time to move these bills through Congress and get rid of the penalty on teachers, police officers, and many other public employees across the nation.
Use this web site to become actively involved in the campaign ---
Use this web site to become actively involved in the campaign ---
What YOU can do now:
- Sign up for our Action Alert and participate in our coordinated monthly protest.
- NEW Use D.C. Action to get your message to Washington.
- NEW Local Action has ideas and tools to help you spread the word and get support from your family, friends and colleagues.
- Get more information: FAQ, Personal Impact and Further Reading.
- Supporters — has other organizations that have links to this site and and to many groups working for repeal.
Who We Are
Our organization was formed to rectify this injustice. We are an expanding group of outraged citizens allying with groups around the country.
See: About Us.
We have been publicizing our cause and recruiting people to help. Our rallies have had great energy! Watch these short videos.
See: About Us.
We have been publicizing our cause and recruiting people to help. Our rallies have had great energy! Watch these short videos.
- March 21 Awareness and Information Rally.
Here is What Important Leaders are Saying:
“Current law not only makes it more difficult to recruit teachers, police officers and fire fighters, but it penalizes the invaluable public servants who have already given so much.”
Diane Feinstein, US Senator
“I have joined the effort to repeal those two provisions of the Social Security Law that negatively impact so many of our public servants, including teachers.”
Barbara Boxer, US Senator
“It’s appalling that you are being penalized for going into teaching. Can you imagine? It’s hard for me to even fathom. If anything we should be looking at ways to better support our teachers.” May 30, 2009, Social Security Fairness Rally.
Barbara Lee, Congresswoman, D-CA
“Two provisions in the Federal Social Security Law — the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) — prevent second career public servants from collecting earned Social Security Benefits when they retire or when a spouse dies.”
Tom Torlakson, Calif Assembly D-Antioch