Trillions in Our
Hands
Together, workers put trillions into public pensions every month, making us one of the most powerful investor groups in the country. Pension Power is about taking back control of how our money is invested – and making sure it benefits us.
What Is
Pension Power?
Pension Power is a growing movement of public workers and retirees uniting to educate, organize, and reclaim control of our own deferred income. For too long, we’ve handed the power of our pensions to billionaires, who have used our money to raise our rents, privatize our jobs, and pollute our communities. We’re taking it back.
Why Now?
Times are tough and only getting tougher. Jobs are being automated and privatized, while the cost of living soars and inequality widens. Billionaires and corporations are extracting more and more from workers and our communities. Our air and water are polluted and the climate crisis is making neighborhoods and workplaces more dangerous. Change is coming, and together we’ll make sure it improves the financial security of working people.
Team
Jay O’Neal is the founder and organizer behind Pension Power. Jay has a history of organizing rank-and-file workers, most notably the 2018 WV Teacher Strike that catalyzed the Red for Ed movement. For his organizing work, Jay was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in 2019, and one of Politico’s 50 People Driving Politics in 2018.
