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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 >

• Unions to Fight GE’s Assault on Retiree Health Care

  November 20, 2015: Labor unions are gearing up to fight General Electric's (GE) plans to terminate its post-65 retiree medical plans effective January 1, 2016. This medical coverage was promised in workers’ contracts and retirees worked for deca Read More >

• In Scaring Seniors, Paul Ryan Strays Even Further From the Truth

  November 07, 2015: October 30, 2015 Congressional leaders and the White House announced on Monday that they had reached a deal to avert default and keep the government funded. Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner helped arrange the deal, whic Read More >

• Democratic Candidates Take Questions from Labor Leaders in Iowa

  August 07, 2015:   On Thursday, the Iowa Federation of Labor hosted a candidate’s forum for four Democratic candidates running for President. Former Governor/Senator Lincoln Chafee, former GovernorMartin O’Malley and current and former Read More >

• Planning for a Healthy Retirement

  May 29, 2015: Alliance President Barbara Easterling discussed the need for healthy retirement planning in acolumn celebrating Older Americans Month and National Women’s Health Week. She provided tips on how to stay active and take advantage o Read More >

• Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich Spells out the Need to Expand Social Security

  May 15, 2015: Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich released a new video explaining the need for expanding earned Social Security benefits by eliminating the $118,500 cap on income subject to Social Security Taxes. Reich notes that with employer- Read More >

• White House Conference on Aging Events Held this Week in Cleveland, Other Cities

  May 01, 2015: The fourth of five White House Conference on Aging Regional Forums took place on Monday in Cleveland, Ohio. Retirees were active and made their voices heard at both the forum itself and satellite events hosted by the Alliance in o Read More >

• Department of Labor Releases Proposal to Protect Retirement Savings

  April 17, 2015: The Alliance, along with 40 other major groups, has come out in support of a proposal made by the Department of Labor (DoL) to protect Americans’ retirement savings. Members of the SaveOurRetirement.org coalition, a diverse coll Read More >

• Alliance Hosts White House Conference on Aging Retiree Forums in Phoenix, Seattle, and 6 Other Cities

  April 03, 2015: The White House Conference on Aging occurs every ten years to develop solutions to challenges that older Americans face. This year, the White House is holding a series of regional events leading up to the DC conference. While a li Read More >

• Nation’s Retirement Income Deficit Now $7.7 Trillion

  March 16, 2015: At a hearing before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, testified that over the last five years the nation’s Retirement Income Deficit (RI Read More >