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DESCRIPTION:More than 3 thousand teachers, elected leaders, educational and retirement 
 organizations, and community members will rally for Social Security 
 Fairness. \n\nPurpose of rally: \nTo inform, and unite.  We are demanding 
 repeal of two provisions in Federal Social Security law— the Windfall 
 Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset (WEP & GPO)— that 
 prevent second-career public servants from collecting earned Social 
 Security Benefits when they retire or when a spouse dies.\n\nIn the state 
 legislature, Assemblymember Tom Torlakson (D-Antioch) is carrying AJR 10 
 “The Social Security Hero’s Penalty Resolution” to urge Congress to 
 support legislation authored by Rep. Howard Berman and Senator Diane 
 Feinstein to eliminate the public servant penalty.\n\n\nSPEAKERS:     
 \nJanet Roosevelt Katten, niece of FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt\nCongresswoman 
 Barbara Lee\nSteve De Pue, CTA Retirement Committee Consultant\nKen Hewitt, 
 CRTA Legislative Committee Chair\nGail Mendes, Secretary/Treasurer, 
 CTA\nMarc Sternberger, NEA Board of Directors\nAssemblymember Tom 
 Torlakson, author of AJR 10\nAssemblymember Nancy Skinner \nAbram Wilson, 
 Mayor – San Ramon\nDoug Cembellin and Karin Alexander will MC the 
 event.\n\nRally organized by Committee for Social Security Fairness.  
 Cosponsored by California Retired Teachers Association, and supported by 
 CTA, NEA, BRTA, DVRTA, CTA-Retired, NEA-Retired , NARFE,  Phi Delta Kappa, 
 and more.\n\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/28/18598905.php
SUMMARY:Rally For Social Security Fairness for Teachers
LOCATION:WHEN: 	Saturday May 30, 2009\n11:00am – 12:30pm\nWHERE:	Berkeley 
 Community Theater at Berkeley High School\n1930 Allston Way, Berkeley, 
 CA\n\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/28/18598905.php
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