The application of social security to most of the public sector has generated measures to address the resulting inequities and a campaign to repeal or modify those measures.
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2.
Haltzel, L. ( 2007, March 9). Social security: The Government Pension Offset (GPO) (Order No. RL32453).Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, p. 1.
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Rust (2008, p. 9).
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Haltzel (2007, p. 6).
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Rust (2008, p. 6).
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Haltzel, L. ( 2004, February 18). Social security: The Government Pension Offset (Order Code RS20148). Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, p. 3.
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The most active unions have been the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association.
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Haltzel (2008, p. 19).
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