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• Stand up to the American Legislative Exchange Council and Protect Pensions

  March 14, 2014: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a corporate-funded, “pay-to-play” lobbying group that brings corporations and state legislators together to craft “model” legislation. The “model bills” they craft, r Read More >

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

  March 25, 2021: 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 Read More >

• News: The Butch Lewis Act Can Save Multiemployer Pension Plans

  July 09, 2019: If lawmakers do not take dramatic action, economists predict that more than 100 pension plans will become insolvent within the next few years. That means massive benefit cuts and increased financial insecurity for millions of reti Read More >

• Illinois Pension Reform Law Ruled Unconstitutional

  December 05, 2014: A Sangamon County Circuit Court judge ruled before Thanksgiving that an Illinois law aimed at easing the state's unfunded pension liability is unconstitutional, handing a victory to labor unions and state retirees who challenged t Read More >

• Election Results Heavily Favor Republicans over Democrats

  November 07, 2014: A Republican tide swept over the country Tuesday, giving the GOP full control of Congress. The GOP’s crowning achievement was capturing a majority in the U.S. Senate. Republicans have picked up seven Senate seats and will have a Read More >

• Don’t Forget: Tuesday is Election Day!

  October 31, 2014: Tuesday, November 4 is Election Day, and seniors in every state will be affected by the results. If right-wing extremists take over both houses of Congress, then Social Security and Medicare will be direct targets of the majority Read More >

• Health Experts: Sequester and Other Budget Cuts Left us Vulnerable to Ebola

  October 17, 2014: Health experts are saying that the budget cuts, including sequestration, resulting from fiscal conservatives’ goal of cutting government at all costs, has greatly exacerbated the Ebola crisis in Africa and left the U.S. vulnerab Read More >

• Alliance Members Honor 79th Birthday of Social Security

  August 15, 2014: Our nation’s Social Security system celebrated its 79th anniversary on Thursday, and Alliance members commemorated the important event by throwing more than 30 birthday parties across the country with cake and balloons. Celebrat Read More >

• Check Out Alliance Activists in Action at Birthday Events from Coast to Coast

  August 08, 2014: With Medicare celebrating its 49th birthday last week and Social Security’s 79th birthday coming up on Thursday, August 14th, Alliance members have been holding celebrations across the country in honor of the retirement security Read More >

• Senate Holds Hearing on Social Security Field Office Closures and Service Cuts

  June 20, 2014: On Wednesday, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing to look at the impact of recent Social Security field office closures and service cuts. Although the Social Security Administration (SSA) is receiving record numbe Read More >