Broad Coalition Including Firefighters, Blue Collar Workers and Labor Unions Urge Californians to Vote Yes on Prop 42 to Protect Retirement and Personal Savings
Firefighters, state and local building & construction trades workers, highway patrol officers, seniors, small business, veterans, taxpayer advocates, and financial advisors groups in support of Prop 42.
California Labor Groups Rally Behind Prop 42: the Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act
Prop 42 would protect retirement and personal savings from any new state taxes. Coalition of retirees, blue-collar workers, first responders, seniors, veterans, small businesses and taxpayers backing the November measure
Public Safety Leaders Endorse Prop 42: the Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act
Prop 42 would protect retirement and personal savings from any new state taxes
Unions representing firefighters, highway patrol officers, and peace officers join seniors, small business, veterans, taxpayer advocates, and financial advisors groups in support of Prop 42
New National Data Confirms What Californians Already Know: Retirement Security Is Slipping Away– Prop 42 Would Help Protect It
Three new surveys cited find rising housing, healthcare, and everyday costs are pushing workers to delay, reduce, or abandon retirement savings altogether
Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act Officially Qualifies for November 2026 Ballot
The Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act officially qualified for the 2026 ballot today, giving Californians the opportunity to vote this November to protect their retirement and personal savings from any new state taxes. With California’s high taxes and cost of living putting retirement further out of reach, the Act provides needed protections to help ensure the money people worked hard to earn and save will be there when they need it.
New Statewide Poll: 85% of Californians Say Cost of Living and Taxes Are Making It Harder to Save for Retirement
A new statewide survey of California voters found significant anxiety about retirement security, with overwhelming majorities saying the state’s high cost of living and taxes are making it harder to save for retirement. Voters also express widespread concern regarding potential new and retroactive taxes on retirement savings and the impact such taxes would have on when – or if – they can retire in California.
State Building and Construction Trades Council of California Endorses the Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act
The campaign for the Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act today announced the endorsement of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, which represents hundreds of thousands of construction workers across the state. The endorsement adds one of California’s largest and most respected labor organizations to the growing coalition supporting the measure, which will appear on the November ballot.
Coalition of Seniors, Veterans, Financial Advisors, Taxpayers, and Small Businesses Submitting More Than 1.4 Million Signatures to Qualify Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act for November 2026 Ballot
A growing coalition of seniors, Veterans, taxpayer advocates, and small businesses today announced submitting more than 1.4 million signatures to qualify the Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act for the November 2026 ballot.