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Pension Spending During Covid Pandemic Provided $1.3 Trillion to the Economy
January 09, 2023: Retirees who spent their public and private sector pension benefits in 2020 generated $1.3 trillion in total economic output, supporting nearly 6.8 million jobs across the nation, according to a report released last Wednesday by t Read More >
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Biden Announces $36 Billion in Relief to Avoid Cuts to Promised Pension Benefits
December 12, 2022: President Biden announced $36 billion in financial relief on Thursday to prevent pension benefit cuts for thousands of union workers. Biden was joined by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, union leaders including AFL-CIO President Read More >
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Alliance for Retired Americans Hosts 2022 Retirement Security Symposium
November 21, 2022: More than a dozen speakers from unions and government agencies, young workers and others shared strategies to address the continuing retirement security emergency in America at the Alliance’s Retirement Security Symposium: An In Read More >
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National Meeting Includes VIP Remarks, Greetings
August 01, 2022: Rep. John Larson (CT) spoke at the National Meeting about the latest developments to his bill to expand Social Security, H.R. 5723, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust, and thanked the Alliance for its support of Social Security Read More >
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Alliance Celebrates May Day this Sunday
May 01, 2022: Sunday, May 1 is International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, a time to celebrate all workers and the efforts of trade unions and the labor movement. It is also a day of remembrance, since it honors the workers who died du Read More >
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Nation Celebrates One Year Since American Rescue Plan Became Law
March 11, 2022: Exactly one year ago, on March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law to address the health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, this important legislation has been the Read More >
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Census Report Highlights Older Households’ Sources of Income
February 14, 2022: While Social Security makes up the largest share of most older adults’ incomes, other sources also provide earnings to people 65 and older. A new report from the United States Census Bureau analyzed older households’ sources o Read More >
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Pension Plans Offer Substantial Cost Advantages Over 401(k) Retirement Accounts
January 14, 2022: A new research report from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) has uncovered a surprising difference between defined-benefit pension plans and 401(k) style defined-contribution pension plans. The report found that Read More >
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Obituary: Karen Ferguson, Founder of the Pension Rights Center
January 07, 2022: Karen Ferguson, the founder of the Pension Rights Center, a nonprofit organization that protects the interests of workers and retirees and helps promote legislation on their behalf, died on December 23 at her home in Washington, D Read More >
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Postal Reform Act Awaits a Vote to Strengthen the Post Office
December 21, 2021: As postal workers are working diligently to deliver holiday packages on time, the American Postal Workers Union is focused on a key piece of legislation – the Postal Reform Act, H.R. 3076 in the House and S. 1720 in the Senate. Read More >