Teachers Union Pushes for Social Security Inclusion for New Hires in Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island – Patricia Serpa, a longstanding state legislator advocating for retired teachers seeking to restore their annual pension increases, shared a valuable piece of advice she received from her father when she first began her teaching career. In 1970, he advised her to prioritize job security by choosing a position with a school district that contributed to Social Security on behalf of its employees, rather than accepting a higher-paying offer from a district …