It started with a high school typing course. Wanda Woods enrolled because her father advised that typing proficiency would lead to jobs. Sure enough, the federal Environmental Protection Agency hired her as an after-school worker while she was still a junior. Her supervisor... Read more
Medicare enrollees who buy the optional Part D drug benefit may see substantial premium price hikes — potentially up to $50 a month — when they shop for next year’s coverage. Such drug plans are used by millions of people who enroll in what is called original Medicare, t... Read more
WASHINGTON – From Connecticut to California, retiree activist members of the Alliance for Retired Americans are rallying at more than 50 events to demand that Congress and the Trump Administration protect and strengthen Social Security as the program marks its 90th anniversary.... Read more
EKALAKA, Mont. — There was no doctor on-site when a patient arrived in early June at the emergency room in the small hospital at the intersection of two dirt roads in this town of 400 residents. There never is. Dahl Memorial’s three-bed emergency department — a two-ho... Read more
Alliance members have joined the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and other labor allies to hold dozens of “Save Social Security” events to coincide with the 90th anniversary of the earned benefits program. Find an event near you. Click here to RSVP. O... Read more
A new AP-NORC poll shows that Americans are concerned about the high cost of groceries, with more than half of those surveyed reporting that buying groceries is a major source of stress. A large portion of those surveyed also reported that the cost of housing (47 percent), the... Read more
New reporting from Axios detailing the full extent of the Trump Administration’s workforce cuts in Social Security Administration field offices was published Thursday and shows how this is affecting Americans across the country. Axios analyzed a new report “Social Security... Read more
The South Carolina Alliance hosted its biennial convention on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, in conjunction with the South Carolina AFL-CIO Convention. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond and Alliance Field Manager Tommy McLaughlin spoke during the convention. McLaughli... Read more
Months after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) fired thousands of experienced, hardworking Social Security Administration (SSA) workers, the agency is having trouble keeping up with calls to its 1-800 number, according to a report from the Washington Post. ... Read more
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