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News: President Biden Signs Law Saving Multiemployer Pension Plans from Insolvency

One of the most important parts of the American Rescue Plan for union members and numerous other workers and retirees is its provision saving multiemployer pension plans from insolvency. More than ten million Americans, including many SOAR members, will have greatly increased pen... Read more

KHN: Covid Cases Plummet 83% Among Nursing Home Staffers Despite Vaccine Hesitancy

Joan Phillips, a certified nursing assistant in a Florida nursing home, loved her job but dreaded the danger of going to work in the pandemic. When vaccines became available in December, she jumped at the chance to get one. Months later, it appears that danger ... Read more

Tell Your Senators to Pass the PRO Act

All working Americans deserve the right to join in union. But many corporations have attacked unions and workers' rights for decades. Please send a message to your Senators urging them to pass the PRO Act and empower workers. ... Read more

KHN: Reopening of Long-Term Care Facilities Is ‘an Absolute Necessity for Our Well-Being’

For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, it’s time for them to open back up and relieve residents of crushing isolation, according to a growing chorus of long-term care experts, caregivers, consumer gro... Read more

Sign Our Petition to Urge Congress to Add Postal Banking as a USPS Service

Adding postal banking as a USPS service would generate revenue and help millions of Americans, especially seniors and those living in rural areas, who rely on the Post Office for delivery of important goods and services. Sign our petition to urge Congress to help save the agen... Read more

KHN: Why AstraZeneca and J&J’s Vaccines, In Use Elsewhere, Are Still on Hold in America

By Sarah Jane Tribble The World Health Organization greenlighted emergency use of AstraZeneca and Oxford’s covid-19 vaccine this month, following in the steps of the United Kingdom, the European Union and others, who are already injecting it as quickly as possible into ... Read more

KHN: Countless Homebound Patients Still Wait for Covid Vaccine Despite Seniors’ Priority

By Judith Graham Opening another front in the nation’s response to the pandemic, medical centers and other health organizations have begun sending doctors and nurses to apartment buildings and private homes to vaccinate homebound seniors. Boston Medical Center, which ... Read more

2021 Winter Legislative Toolkit

Here is a link to our 2021 winter legislative toolkit: 2021 Winter Toolkit ... Read more

2021 Lobby Visit Materials

Here are links to our handouts about best practices for lobbying effectively: 2021 Winter Legislative Calendar How to Structure Your Lobby Visit Lobby Day Talking Points Lobby Report Back Form ... Read more