• 70,000 fewer children in Head Start
• 125,000 fewer students in after-school programs
• 60,000 fewer child care slots
• 195,000 fewer disclocated workers served
• Funding for 360,000 disadvantaged students eliminated
• 24,000 families denied affordable housing assistance
• 4,200 fewer police on streets

WHY PEOPLE?

PEOPLE (Public Employees Organized to Promote Legislative Equality) is our federal political action program. PEOPLE is your voice in Washington D.C..

We fight for better wages, job security, safe workplaces, health care, social security and making sure we get our fair share of the federal budget for programs for our members. JOIN PEOPLE TODAY! Call the Political Action Department at 1-800-342-4146 ext 1404 for more information.

Pension Reform Legislation

The House recently approved pension reform legislation. This proposal would increase the limit on contributions to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and 401(k) plans. The Bill would allow rollovers of pension assets between public and private sector deferred compensation plans, making them more portable when workers change jobs.

Federal Program Cuts

The Bush administration is proposing a new set of spending priorities to go with tax cuts. While the overall budget will increase due to large increases in spending for defense and entitlement programs, non-defense programs are projected to decrease by 7.6 percent to meet the reduced revenue estimates. Overall, New York state is projected to receive more than $800 million less than under current law.

Program cuts for New York state in 2002 under the Bush budget:

• Transportation programs: $190 million
• Education and social services programs: $49 million
• Health programs: $14 million