Georgia Teachers Organization, retirement bill Click here for Message Board Click here for Link Exchange Click here for System/Unit Representatives Click here for Georgia Legislature Georgia Teachers Organization News: Uniting Georgias 200,000 Educators Click here for New Member Proposal to increase retirement benefits. (Microsoft Word file) If prompted for a password click "Cancel." Our goal is to unite all Georgia educators into one state organization, which will truly advocate for better benefits for all Georgia educators. What would happen if all 200,000 Georgia educators united into one voice for better salaries, increased retirement benefits, an end to the salary step structure that discriminates against veteran teachers, an end to multiple retirement systems which alienates one group of educators from another group? What if this organization actually communicated with its members and called them into action on important issues facing Georgia educators? Dont simply join an organization because it provides a convenient way to purchase liability insurance. Check your homeowners policy and with your employer to see if they are obligated to defend you and you will find the real reason to unite into one organization is the combined ability of 200,00 educators to realize goals that we as Georgia educators have only talked about for years. We dont have a luxury office suite, nor are any of us running for any elected office. The Georgia Teachers Organization is staffed by an all volunteer group (members) of Georgia educators working for better working conditions for all Georgia educators. One of the goals of GTO is to inform all educators in the state of important issues facing the profession and to solicit action by educators as the need arises. The organization will develop, maintain and use an email communication network to inform all Georgia educators of pertinent issues. Support our profession by joining our efforts. Our membership dues are only $25 per year, which maintains our efforts. Join now to help support your future as a Georgia educator. We support the immediate passage of the legislation which will improve teacher benefits and morale. We support full retirement for Georgia educators after 25 years of faithful service with no early retirement penalty. Every state bordering Georgia has this retirement benefit for their teachers. Why is Georgia the only state without this retirement benefit? Tired of all the recent criticism of Georgia educators. We firmly believe having a quality teaching staff in the classroom can help solve Georgias educational problems. The staff must be highly motivated, have excellent morale, and be well compensated. Joining our organization, for an annual commitment of only $25.00 supports: Passage of a 25-year, no penalty, retirement bill. Alabama educators can retire with 25 years of service and seek the best jobs in Georgia at the highest wages (they have 25 years of service) and retire in 10 years (35 years of service) with a second pension. Georgia educators should not be penalized! The end of salary step caps at 20 years of service. Georgia penalizes its master teachers by ending salary step increases at 20 years of service. Increased salaries for educators with masters, specialist and doctorate degrees. A 10% salary increase for all Georgia educators. A minimum base salary of $35,000.00 for beginning teachers. Increasing the retirement benefit to 3% for each year of service therefore 25-years of service x 3%= 75% of salary at retirement, instead of the current 60%. There are Georgia state employees currently receiving 90% of their salary during their retirement. Should Georgia educators be afforded the same percentage? JOIN NOW- For your membership fee.... You will be added to the action list notifying you of when and who to contact regarding important teacher issues. There are 160,000 potential members in Georgia. Let's use our power to improve our declining work conditions. Your contribution will help hire a lobbyist during the legislative session to help pass the critical legislation we need passed. You will receive email notification when important legislation is pending. You will be given the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of who to contact to help pass vital legislation. You will receive voting records of house and senate members as they vote on important issues to all teachers, faculty members, administrators and staffs. You will be able to attend local, regional and state meetings to hear first-hand what other teachers say and do about improving our working conditions. The above link is a general email list, not a member list. If you wish to become a member of Georgia Teachers Organization, please click here. Home | Join | Contact | Links Click here to email Georgia Teachers Organization This page was designed and is maintained by Hawk Art Web & Graphic Design