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• OMB: Rescinding COVID Funds as Part of Debt Limit Deal is an Attack on Pensions

  April 24, 2023: Last Friday, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released their monthly report detailing the unspent COVID money – $70 billion of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds — that House Republicans want to cut as part of a debt limit deal...Read more >

• McCarthy Goes After Most Vulnerable Americans as Condition for Raising the Debt Ceiling

  April 24, 2023: Speaker Kevin McCarthy has released a plan to raise the national debt limit by $1.5 trillion in exchange for an array of drastic budget cuts across dozens of domestic programs, setting off a frantic attempt in the House to gather GOP votes. The Repub...Read more >

• Alliance Announces Partnership with National United Committee to Protect Pensions

  April 24, 2023: This week the Alliance and the National United Committee to Protect Pensions (NUCPP) Board of Directors announced a partnership to address the nation’s retirement security crisis. “With politicians, despite their denials, trying to slash our h...Read more >

• America’s Work Force Podcast: Rich Fiesta on the Debt Ceiling Crisis and Our Earned Benefits

  April 24, 2023: Alliance Executive Director Richard Fiesta appeared on the April 21 episode of America's Work Force Union Podcast, where he discussed the GOP's debt ceiling plan, its dangerous implications for Social Security and Medicare, and other destructive poli...Read more >

• Judge Grants Attorneys Fees in Arizona Alliance Voting Lawsuit

  April 18, 2023: There was a significant development in the Arizona Alliance’s lawsuit in Cochise County. The two members of the County Board of Supervisors who resisted certifying results in the November election as required by state law are now personally on the ...Read more >

• Poll: Most Americans Oppose Social Security, Medicare Cuts

  April 18, 2023: According to a new AP-NORC poll, a majority of adults support increasing taxes on high income households to pay for Medicare, a plan proposed by President Biden last month. In addition, few are in favor of changes to Medicare or Social Security, such...Read more >

• Kaiser Health News: No-Cost Preventive Services Are Now in Jeopardy. Here’s What You Need to Know.

  April 13, 2023: When a federal judge in Texas declared unconstitutional a popular part of the Affordable Care Act that ensures no-cost preventive care for certain services, such as screening exams for conditions such as diabetes, hepatitis, and certain cancers, it...Read more >

• Need for Escorts Following Relatively Minor Medical Procedures Questioned

  April 12, 2023: Following even basic screenings and operations, patients often must arrange for someone to help deliver them home — and liability fears have led many health care providers to say that a taxi or rideshare driver taking you to your sidewalk is not su...Read more >

• National bus tour demands Congress protect benefits for workers, veterans

  April 12, 2023: ST. LOUIS — A “Back Off Our Benefits” national bus tour is demanding congressional protection of hard-earned benefits for workers and veterans. The cross-country tour stopped last week for a press conference at Kiener Plaza Park in downtown ...Read more >

• AFSCME Commemorates Anniversary of 1968 Sanitation Strike with New Podcast

  April 10, 2023: April 4 was the 55th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was assassinated while in Memphis to support sanitation workers who were represented by the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1...Read more >