SIG Spotlight: Retiree SIG
Attention Retirees and Future or eliminates Social Security beneRetirees: Become Informed! fits for people who, over the course Advocate for Fairness of their careers hold jobs covered by Social Security and jobs not Advocate to Eliminate the GPO covered by Social Security – includand WEP! ing educators who take part-time or Retiree SIG co-chairs, Anne summer jobs to make ends meet. It Thidemann French and Helen affects more than 2 million educators. O’Donnell
mail&utm_campaign=20231018_ ne wsle tte r &ms= e m a il_ n e a today_20231018_newsletter How can you be more informed? • Read this article. • Marie Ardito of Retirees United has joined the Retiree SIG several times to talk about GPO/ WEP and legislative advocacy She welcomes your inquiries mariearditto@retireesunited.org
Note: Although traveling in Italy, KEY ARTICLE TAKEAWAYS Anne is reading the NTA Maga1. Currently more than zine and forwarded this article for 2.7 million hard-working our MASCA Colleagues emailing, Americans are affected by “This article seems pretty good. Exthe WEP and GPO regu• Join the Retiree SIG on Thursplains things in plain language and lations, which slash Social day, February 15, 3:30 to 4:30 has real life examples.” Security and pension benPM – Ward Johnson, Regional efits. MA is one of 15 states impacted by Retirement Specialist for MTA the GPO/WEP legislation!!! GPO/ will present Proactively Plan2. These regulations penalWEP deprives millions of public ning for Retirement: an inforize workers who live in servants of the Social Security benmational meeting to MASCA GPO/WEP states, but efits they’ve earned. NEA-Retired members about preparing for rewho have had paid into members are leading the charge to tirement and also any updates or Social Security in previchange the law. useful info for those of us who ous jobs. are already retired. You may What is the Government Pension 3. NEA-Retired members pre-register here. Offset ( GPO)? GPO reduces or are advocating for legiseliminates the Social Security spoulation to repeal both GPO sal or survivor benefits of people and WEP – and stop punwho also get a pension based on ishing publilc servants for federal, state or local government their decision to serve the employment that is not covered by public good. Social Security. It impacts more than 730,000 educators. https://www.nea.org/nea-today/ all-news-articles/being-teachWhat is the Windfall Elimination e r- c o s t - r e t i r e e - 111 3 8 4 ? u t m _ Provision (WEP)? WEP reduces source=neatoday&utm_medium=e-
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