Letters: CalRTA Retired Teachers Week

This year’s Retired Teachers Week, November 2-8, is especially meaningful.

After decades of advocacy, retired educators finally achieved fairness when the Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law in January. This historic victory repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset policies that had unfairly reduced the earned benefits of retired teachers and other public servants.

The California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA) was proud to be the only West Coast organization working directly with the bill’s authors to help make this change happen. Even beyond this legislative win, retired teachers continue to give back.