AFT members and activists are invited to sign an online petition opposing any efforts to privatize Social Security. The petition, sponsored by the AFL-CIO, will be submitted to members of Congress, with a copy to President Bush. Activists are also encouraged to download the petition and other materials from the AFL-CIO Web site to circulate and to be faxed to the AFL-CIO.

The AFT believes that the president's Social Security privatization plan would devastate working families while handing billions of dollars to rich Wall Street investment companies (see details). 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. To sign the petition, go to http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/ProtectSocialSecurity.