Sign Petition to Protect Social Security

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Dear Working Families e-Activist:

President George W. Bush, his Republican allies in Congress and corporate

chiefs are on an ideological trophy hunt to destroy Social Security—the most

important family security effort in America’s history. Their privatization

plans

to replace guaranteed benefits with risky private accounts would fatally

undermine Social Security, cut benefits drastically, most likely raise

workers’

retirement age—and saddle our children with $2 trillion in debt.

Now is the time to fight back.

There is no way we’re going to yield an inch on Social Security. No way, no

how. To defend Social Security, we need to show President Bush, congressional

leaders and the media that millions of Americans reject Social Security

privatization and its benefit cuts. That is why the AFL-CIO is launching a

petition

to secure Social Security—one part of a multifaceted campaign to protect

Social

Security. Please take a minute right now to sign our petition by clicking on

the link below:

www.unionvoice.org/campaign/ProtectSocialSecurity

Our goal is to get 100,000 petition signers between now and Jan. 20—President

Bush’s Inauguration Day. Right now, Bush’s allies are raising millions for

an election-style PR campaign, like we’ve never seen, to privatize Social

Security. They’ll launch it on America immediately following Bush’s

inauguration

because they want to dominate the message on Social Security.

Don’t let them. It’s urgent that after you sign the petition you spread the

word to your friends, family and co-workers. We need as many people as

possible to demand over the next two weeks that we keep Social Security secure.

Please click the following link to urge others to sign the Social Security

petition.

www.unionvoice.org/campaign/ProtectSocialSecurity

Bush’s Social Security privatization plan would devastate working families

like ours—while handing billions of dollars to rich Wall Street investment

companies. We can’t let it happen.

The fight to protect Social Security is really heating up. Newspapers are

reporting on a secret memo by a Bush administration official to corporate

special

interests backing privatization. The memo discusses a strategy to outright

deceive the public, privatize Social Security and cut benefits. Please take

action now.

Do your part for retirement security today by clicking on the link below to

sign our petition. We’ll send you more alerts and information over the coming

weeks about ways you can make a difference. Right now, we need a strong

statement opposing these destructive privatization plans. You can help provide

it.

www.unionvoice.org/campaign/ProtectSocialSecurity

Thanks for all you do.

In solidarity,

Working Families e-Activist Network, AFL-CIO

Jan. 11, 2005

P.S. You can learn more about Social Security on the AFL-CIO website by

clicking on the link below.

 

www.aflcio.org/issuespolitics/socialsecurity

 

 

 

 

Visit the Web address below to tell your friends, family and co-workers about

the fight to protect Social Security.

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