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NAGE State Legislative Campaigns

Every day, politicians make decisions that affect our jobs, our families, and our lives.

NAGE is building a grassroots, member- based, issues-driven political program that holds politicians accountable at every level of government and creates power for working people.

You can ensure that workers have a voice in politics by signing up for the NAGE Political Accountability Fund (SEIU/NAGE COPE), and by participating in our legislative campaigns.

Get involved by participating in our online legislative campaigns, which you can access below.

CAMPAIGN: Maintain Current Health Insurance Premium Contribution Levels
The House Ways and Means Committee reported out the budget bill on April 16, with Gov. Patrick's strongly anti-employee health insurance proposal intact.

Shortly thereafter, Rep. Marty Walsh filed an amendment that would maintain current health insurance contribution levels. The amendment will be included when the House conducts a full budget debate the week of April 28th.

Today we're asking members to call their state reps at 617-722-2000 or send them an email urging them to support Rep. Walsh's amendment (Amendment 1187). We want to especially urge the 106 signers of Rep. Walsh's original letter to reaffirm their commitment to support the current contribution levels.

TAKE ACTION NOW by sending an email. Just select your state representative from the drop-down list below.

Choose your State Representative Don't know Representative Geraldo Alicea Representative Willie Mae Allen Representative Cory Atkins Representative Demetrius J. Atsalis Representative Bruce Ayers Representative Ruth Balser Representative Fred Barrows Representative Carlo P. Basile Representative John Binienda Representative Daniel Bosley Representative Garret Bradley Representative William Brownsberger Representative Antonio Cabral Representative Jennifer Callahan Representative Thomas Calter Representative Linda Dean Campbell Representative Christine Canavan Representative Stephen Canessa Representative Paul Casey Representative Cheryl Coakley-Rivera Representative Thomas Conroy Representative Michael Costello Representative Geraldine Creedon Representative Sean Curran Representative Steven D’Amico Representative Viriato Michael deMacedo Representative Brian Dempsey Representative Stephen DiNatale Representative Paul Donato Representative Christopher Donelan Representative Joseph Driscoll Representative James Eldridge Representative Lori Ehrlich Representative Lewis Evangelis Representative James Fagan Representative Christopher Fallon Representative Mark Falzone Representative Robert Fennell Representative John Fernandes Representative Barry Finegold Representative Jennifer Flanagan Representative David Flynn Representative Linda Dorcena Forry Representative Gloria Fox Representative John Fresolo Representative Paul Frost Representative William Galvin Representative Sean Garballey Representative Colleen Garry Representative Susan Gifford Representative Anne Gobi Representative Thomas Golden Representative Mary Grant Representative William G. Greene, Jr. Representative Denis Guyer Representative Patricia Haddad Representative Geoffrey Hall Representative Robert Hargraves Representative Lisa Harkins Representative Bradford Hill Representative Kevin G. Honan Representative Donald F. Humason, Jr. Representative Frank Hynes Representative Bradley H. Jones, Jr. Representative Louis Kafka Representative Michael Kane Representative Rachel Kaprelian Representative Jay Kaufman Representative John Keenan Representative Thomas Kennedy Representative Kay Khan Representative Peter Kocot Representative Robert Koczera Representative Peter Koutoujian Representative Paul Kujawski Representative Stephen Kulik Representative William Lantigua Representative Stephen LeDuc Representative John Lepper Representative David Linsky Representative Barbara L’Italien Representative Paul Loscocco Representative Elizabeth Malia Representative Ronald Mariano Representative J. James Marzilli, Jr. Representative Allen McCarthy Representative Paul McMurtry Representative James Miceli Representative Michael Moran Representative Charles Murphy Representative James Murphy Representative Kevin Murphy Representative David Nangle Representative Patrick Natale Representative Harold P. Naughton, Jr. Representative Robert Nyman Representative James O’Day Representative Eugene O’Flaherty Representative Matthew Patrick Representative Sarah Peake Representative Vincent Pedone Representative Alice Peisch Representative Jeffrey Perry Representative George N. Peterson, Jr. Representative Thomas Petrolati Representative William "Smitty" Pignatelli Representative Elizabeth Poirer Representative Karyn Polito Representative Denise Provost Representative Angelo Puppolo Representative John Quinn Representative Kathi-Anne Reinstein Representative Robert L. Rice, Jr. Representative Pam Richardson Representative Michael Rodrigues Representative Mary Rogeness Representative John Rogers Representative Richard Ross Representative Michael Rush Representative Byron Rushing Representative Jeffrey Sánchez Representative Rosemary Sandlin Representative Tom Sannicandro Representative Angelo Scaccia Representative John Scibak Representative Carl Sciortino Representative Stephen Smith Representative Frank Israel Smizik Representative Todd Smola Representative Theodore Speliotis Representative Robert Spellane Representative Christopher Speranzo Representative Joyce Spiliotis Representative Marie St. Fleur Representative Harriett Stanley Representative Thomas Stanley Representative Ellen Story Representative William Strauss Representative David Sullivan Representative Benjamin Swan Representative Walter Timilty Representative Stephen Tobin Representative Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. Representative David Torrisi Representative Eric Turkington Representative Cleon Turner Representative James Vallee Representative Anthony Verga Representative Joseph Wagner Representative Brian Wallace Representative Patricia Walrath Representative Martin Walsh Representative Steven Walsh Representative Martha Walz Representative Daniel Webster Representative James Welch Representative Alice Wolf

CAMPAIGN: Protect Your Social Security: Support Repeal of WEP and GPO
On September 18, 2007, NAGE leaders met with Senator Kennedy and Senator Kerry in Washington, D.C., to discuss issues and concerns facing public employees. Among those issues were the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision, two provisions that deny public employees benefits they and their spouses have paid for during their working lives.

Since that September meeting, the union has been working tirelessly to gain support for passage of the “Social Security Fairness Act” H.R. 82 and S. 206, the legislation that calls for a full repeal of these discriminatory provisions. Many members have emailed Senator Kerry to urge him to move this legislation forward.

On November 6, 2007, we attended a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy. Senator John Kerry is the chair of that committee and had previously stated his support for repealing GPO and WEP.

Following that hearing, thousands of NAGE members sent email messages to Senator Kerry explaining the hardship these unfair provisions cast on our families. Our concerns were voiced to no avail, as this legislation continues to lie dormant, and Senator Kerry continues to dodge inquiries from our leaders.

We are now asking members to send an email to Senator Kennedy asking him to reach out to Senator Kerry to urge him to give appropriate attention to this very important piece of legislation.

Take Action! Send an email message to Senator Kennedy today.

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