Founded in 1976, the Pension Rights Center is the nation's only consumer organization dedicated solely to protecting and promoting the retirement security of American workers, retirees and their families.
For more than three decades the Pension Rights Center has:
- Acted as a consumer watchdog to preserve key protections;
- Secured the adoption of a dozen federal laws and regulations;
- Helped thousands of people obtain wrongfully denied pensions;
- Authored numerous publications to explain complex rules; and
- Served as an indispensable resource for the media.
The Center has an unparalleled reputation for credibility, hard work, and an untiring commitment to economic justice.
The Center’s Pension Help activities make sure that people receive the retirement benefits they have earned.
The Center’s Pension Policy activities identify shortcomings in the nation’s retirement programs, and develop proposals for realistic reforms.
The Center’s Pension Action initiatives help grassroots groups campaign to end unfair pension practices and advocate for cost-of-living adjustments.
The Center’s Pension Publications provide easy-to-understand explanations of complex pension laws and policies.
The links below provide more detail about the Center's activities:
- About the Pension Rights Center [PDF]
- What others have said about the Pension Rights Center
- The Center's 30th anniversary brochure [PDF]
- A profile of the Center from the January/February 2008 issue of NABET News [PDF]
The statements below were entered into the Congressional Record in celebration of the Center's 30th anniversary:
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