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AFSCME Council 93 represents more than 45,000 state, county, municipal and private sector employees in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.
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GPO-WEP is gone for good! With President Biden’s signing of the Social Security Fairness Act, thousands of AFSCME members can now retire with peace of mind: www.afscme.org/press/releas...
January 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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It was an honor to join President Biden at the White House as he signed the Social Security Fairness Act and restored benefits to millions of public servants—including 130,000 from Massachusetts. Congrats to the teachers, firefighters, police, and more who won these hard earned benefits.
January 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law fully repealing the WEP/GPO and restoring full Social Security benefits to millions of public servants who have paid into the Social Security system! www.afscme93.org/news/they-sa...
January 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Merry Christmas to all of our members, friends and families!
December 25, 2024 at 11:55 AM
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Great news: The Social Security Fairness Act has passed! It now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature.

Thank you to workers everywhere who showed solidarity and made calls to help ensure all workers get the full retirement they earned.
www.cleveland.com/news/2024/12...
Congress approves Sen. Sherrod Brown’s bill to eliminate public worker Social Security penalties
It now goes to President Joe Biden for a signature.
www.cleveland.com
December 21, 2024 at 2:50 PM
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We just passed the Social Security Fairness Act to restore Social Security benefits for millions of Americans including 130,000 public servants in Massachusetts.
December 21, 2024 at 5:21 AM
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The Senate has voted to repeal GPO-WEP! Thanks to nonstop activism from a broad coalition of union members, over 2 million public service workers will finally be able to access the Social Security benefits they spent their careers paying into. bit.ly/3P7Cd03
December 21, 2024 at 5:22 AM
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We’re hearing whispers on Capitol Hill that some senators may not stay in town to pass the Social Security Fairness Act.

Call your senators NOW and tell them to not come home until they give workers their full retirement! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
Call Congress ➡ Support the Social Security Fairness Act
H.R. 82 would repeal two unfair parts of the Social Security law that reduce benefits for millions of postal and federal workers. Today is the day! H.R. 82 is on the House floor for a vote. We nee...
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December 20, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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We are one step closer to passing the Social Security Fairness Act to restore benefits for 3 million public servants from firefighters and teachers to VA nurses and Public Health Service workers.
December 19, 2024 at 12:39 AM
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We will be fighting to strengthen public schools, for a new deal in higher education, and the right of Americans to belong to a union. And we will be pushing to lower everyday costs. That’s why last week, we fought to repeal of the WEP/GPO which hurt so many retirees. www.aft.org/column/fight...
Fighting for a better future
Americans need a great education and a union contract so they can get ahead and communities can rise together.
www.aft.org
November 17, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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The Social Security Fairness Act is closer than ever to becoming law!

Tell your Senator to schedule a vote and end the unfair WEP & GPO provisions that hurt public workers' benefits. act.afscme.org/letters/tell...
November 19, 2024 at 10:55 PM