One year ago today, teachers and public servants secured a historic win: the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset. When President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, decades of advocacy paid off—ending unjust penalties and finally delivering the full Social Security benefits educators had earned and long deserved.
“I am here to tell you—we are going to call the vote!” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced to a crowd including CEA President Kate Dias and Vice President Joslyn DeLancey gathered outside the U.S. Capitol.
Congress’ Ways and Means Committee held the first hearing on WEP/GPO in more than 15 years to hear from Americans who have been unfairly penalized by these federal provisions.
Federal provisions unfairly penalize millions of teachers and their families by reducing or eliminating their Social Security benefits. Come to a free CEA webinar to learn more and find out how you can help get long-overdue legislation passed to improve financial security for millions of teachers.
NEA Today is featuring retired educators who are still making a difference—and one of those highlighted is Connecticut’s own Jon-Paul Roden. A former CEA-Retired president, Roden was recently elected to…
Hundreds of thousands of educators, police officers, fire fighters, and other public service employees lose the Social Security benefits they’ve earned or have them significantly reduced due to two federal…