March 5, 2020
Today’s post was written by the Texas Pension Coalition’s Keegan Shepherd. Public pensions have been an integral part of the Lone Star State for a long time. The Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS)—one of the twenty largest pension systems …
January 3, 2020
There are millions of state and local public employees across the U.S who are not covered by Social Security, and are banking instead on government pensions as a main source of retirement income. Researchers with the Urban Institute recently highlighted how these …
September 25, 2019
Twelve years ago, the National Public Pension Coalition (NPPC) was established. In 2007, public pensions were under attack, and since then, we’ve seen many of the same anti-pension opponents continue to demean public employees and their hard-earned pensions. NPPC has …
September 6, 2019
Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! We have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous two weeks. This is the news you need to know in the fight for a secure …
August 16, 2019
Welcome to the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! As we do most weeks, we have gathered the best stories about pensions and retirement security from the previous week. This is the news you need to know in the …
July 5, 2019
This week, we’re highlighting a few op-eds that our coalitions helped publish in their local papers during this year’s legislative session. Public pensions boost Arizona’s local economies: This op-ed, written by Dora Vasquez, a former employee of the city of …
52% of Americans say they are behind on their retirement savings goals. #protectpensions
Every public employee has a story. Today, hear from Judie, a retired educator, and how her pension was the deciding factor for working in the public sector.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuIslpvtqOU
Check out the latest edition of This Week in Pensions! Like and share to help #ProtectPensions. https://protectpensions.org/2022/08/12/week-pensions-august-12-2022/
Alarming read in the @washingtonpost. Our research indicates strong benefits, especially pensions, are magnets for attracting, retaining teachers & public service employees. http://ow.ly/KL0c50KbMES
#teachers #workforce #pensions #retirement #GreatResignation @hannah_natanson
This week, we recognize National Financial Awareness Day and the anniversary of the Social Security Act because they both raise awareness about the importance of guaranteeing a secure retirement. https://protectpensions.org/2022/08/10/recognize-national-financial-awareness-day-anniversary-social-security-act-repost/?fbclid=IwAR0CZSXQk6iSn1ONNoNcAFvdz-4qWYicVTqPZugt1kJQZEUu9cu0b5onSoY
