December 11, 2024

NALC and other unions rally to urge Senate to pass H.R. 82

Today, NALC joined other unions at a rally outside of the Capitol to call on the Senate to pass the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82).

“Eighty thousand members of our union are retired. I often hear from these members and their families about how the WEP and GPO impact them,” NALC President Brian L. Renfroe said at the rally.

“We are here to deliver this message to every senator: Vote for simple fairness for the people who have served your constituents in your state. Vote to give those who have served our communities, saved lives, protected our citizens, and educated our children the benefits they have earned—just as we do for all the other constituents who you represent. Vote ‘yes’ and pass the Social Security Fairness Act,” he added.

Several other national labor leaders spoke at the event, including from the International Association of Fire Fighters, the AFL-CIO, the Communications Workers of America, and the American Postal Workers Union.

Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and other members of Congress also spoke at the event in support of the bill.

With only seven scheduled legislative days remaining for the Senate this year, time is running out to pass H.R. 82. NALC encourages all members to call 202-224-3121 or visit nalc.org/action to ask your senators to bring H.R. 82 to the floor for a vote.

More on H.R. 82
H.R. 82 would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), which are parts of Social Security law that unfairly reduce or sometimes eliminate Social Security benefits of federal annuitants, including letter carriers. 

Last month, the House voted overwhelmingly to pass H.R. 82.

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