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We believe all workers deserve access to the tools they need to build a financially secure retirement. We believe all workers should be able to retire with dignity. Unfortunately too many workers lack access to these employment-based retirement accounts....
Ask your legislators to cosponsor the SSI Savers Act of 2011 (H.R. 2103). The legislation would reduce the disincentive to open bank accounts, save and work for people with disabilities....
The minimum wage in Illinois is $8.25, which translates to about $16,500 a year for a full-time, year round worker. With the worst recession in a generation still being felt by hundreds of thousands of individuals across the nation, state and federal leaders are focused on getting their economies moving again while helping working families make ends meet. Raising the minimum wage is a...