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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 >

• Elizabeth Marafino’s Testimony for “Protecting and Improving Social Security: Benefit Enhancements” Hearing

  March 14, 2019: Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans President Elizabeth Marafino recently testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee's Subcommittee on Social Security regarding its hearing “Protecting a Read More >

• Statement on Improving Retirement Security for America’s Workers

  February 22, 2019: The Alliance for Retired Americans recently submitted comments to the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee regarding its hearing "Improving Retirement Security for America's Workers" on February 6, 2019. The co Read More >

• 52% of Older Workers Forced into Involuntary Retirement

  October 12, 2018: by Teresa Ghilarducci, Retirement Equity Lab Teresa Ghilarducci is an economist and retirement expert at the Retirement Equity Lab, an affiliate of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis. September 2018 Unemploy Read More >

• Janus v. AFSCME Serves as a Reminder to Organize

  June 28, 2018: On June 27 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of corporations in the case of Janus v. AFSCME. Conservative donors like the Koch brothers have long strived to bleed unions dry of resources that protect workers’ rights, and Read More >

• Alliance congratulates Conor Lamb; thanks its Pennsylvania members for their role in his victory

  March 14, 2018: Retiree issues, combined with a strong Get Out the Vote effort by Alliance for Retired Americans members and staff, helped propel first-time candidate Conor Lamb to victory in the special election for Pennsylvania’s 18th congres Read More >

• Responses to the Pension Crisis (2017)

  January 18, 2018: Day 1 Opening Remarks: Alliance President Robert Roach https://youtu.be/I6ISJpkg5kw   PBGC 101 Officials from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) discussed bankruptcy, the Early Warning Program, and mul Read More >

• Missouri Retirees Help Force Suspension of Anti-worker State Law

  August 24, 2017: Missouri Alliance members and other activists forced the suspension Friday of a new anti-worker state law before it goes into effect, delivering dozens of boxes of signed petitions demanding it be put to a public vote in 2018. Read More >

• Chicago Metro Chapter Joins Youth Activists in Intergenerational Alliance

  July 14, 2017: The Chicago Metro Chapter of the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans, including Corresponding Secretary of the chapter Bea Lumpkin, recently launched INTERGEN, a coalition focusing on common issues and priorities. The spark fo Read More >

• KHN – Analysis: Mitch McConnell Plans To Hide Trumpcare’s Pain Until After Midterms

  June 28, 2017: By Michael McAuliff Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is well aware of the political peril o Read More >