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Pension Security

Demonstrators protest Arnold Schwarzenegger two days before he abandoned his effort to undermine the state’s pension system.

Demonstrators protest Arnold Schwarzenegger two days before he abandoned his effort to undermine the state’s pension system.

AFSCME’s 1.4 million members have more than 1 trillion dollars in retirement assets invested in public pension systems across the country. The magnitude of these assets can make us a major player in the financial markets.  We must work to ensure that this money is invested so that the retirement benefits promised to public employees are safe and secure.

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Facts You Should Know About Your Pension

Our program identifies where pensions are under attack and fights to protect your pension.  We work to ensure that states maintain their pension plan and don’t try and push employees into a risky defined-contribution plan.

Protecting Guaranteed Pensions

The best way to defend the pension systems is for AFSCME members to learn the facts about the value of traditional pensions systems.

Shareholder Program

Greed and corporate scandals have caused AFSCME public pension plans to lose billions in pension assets over the last five years. As shareholder activists we fight to restrain undeserved CEO pay and to make corporate boards more democratic.

Investing in Our Community

AFSCME members can have their retirement dollars invested in ways that work in their interests and don't cause harm to working families. We can direct our investments to stop the privatization of public sector jobs and help stabilize the public tax base.

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Sheila Hill
Local 1319, Maryland

Sheila Hill

"I've worked hard for my pension, and my union works hard to protect it. We want to ensure that our pension investments keep companies and CEOs honest and our retirement secure."