Endorsements, Partners and Supporting Organizations
Supporters and partners of the cause across the nation
Links to our partners across the nation
USA
National Education Association (GPO/WEP Issue)
California
California Teachers Association
California Federation of Teachers
California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA)
San Jose Retired Employees Association
United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA-Active and UTLA-Retired)
Colorado
Colorado Retired School Employees Association
Connecticut
Association of Retired Teachers of Connecticut (CRTA)
Georgia
Georgia Retired Educators Association (GREA)
Illinois
Illinois Retired Teachers Association (IRTA)
The Retired Teachers Association of Chicago
Louisiana
Louisiana Retired Teachers Association
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Retired teachers Association (REAM)
Massachusetts Association of Police Chiefs (MCOPA)
Missouri
Missouri Retired Teachers Assn. & Public School Personnel
Ohio
Ohio Retired Teachers Association
Texas
Texas Retired Teachers Association
Quotes from Leaders
“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. State Supt. of Instruction
Other supporting organizations
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