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• House GOP Leader: Social Security “Cannot Exist” for Future Generations

  April 01, 2011: Discussing the future of Social Security, U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) told an NPR radio interviewer earlier this week, “We're going to have to come to grips with the fact that these programs cannot exist if we want America to be w...Read more >

• Alliance Commemorates One-Year Anniversary of Health Care Reform

  March 25, 2011: Wednesday, March 23 was the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s signing of the Affordable Care Act – the nation’s historic health care reform law - and Alliance activists held events around the country this week to mark the occasion. Memb...Read more >

• What’s next for Wisconsin’s Public Workers

  March 18, 2011: Governor Scott Walker (R) has signed into law the highly controversial bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for public workers in Wisconsin. The signing comes after weeks of protests at the Wisconsin state capitol. Officials from Dane Count...Read more >

• Wisconsin Lawmakers Take Away Collective Bargaining Rights of Public Workers

  March 11, 2011: The Wisconsin state Assembly approved a bill ending collective bargaining rights for most of the state's public employees on Thursday, as state legislators passed Republican Gov. Scott Walker's explosive proposal, 53-42. Thousands of furious proteste...Read more >

• PARA Statement on the Governor’s 2011-2012 Budget Proposal

  March 09, 2011: PENNSYLVANIA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS 319 Market Street, 3rd Floor ¨ Harrisburg, PA 17101¨ (717) 231-2866 ¨ www.pennretiredamericans.org For Immediate Release March 9th, 2011 Governor Corbett’s Budget Proposal Balances the Budgeton...Read more >

• Public Workers in Wisconsin, Ohio Still Threatened; Retirees Continue to Protest

  March 04, 2011: Wisconsin’s budget stalemate over union bargaining rights shows no sign of resolution, and it could be a long wait, according to the Associated Press. Governor Scott Walker (R) isn’t budging; Democrats in the state Senate who are gone are not pla...Read more >

• PARA Opposes so-called “Right to work FOR LESS” Proposals

  February 28, 2011: PARA President Jean Friday released the following statement on "Right to Work FOR LESS" proposals in Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans opposes the package of bills that would make Pennsylvania a so-called “Right to Wo...Read more >

• Alliance Members Nationwide Support Their Brothers and Sisters in Wisconsin

  February 25, 2011: Alliance members across the country took part in events that showed support for their fellow union members this week, as Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) remained determined to end most of the collective bargaining rights held by public workers fo...Read more >

• President Obama’s Budget Proposal Does Not Include Social Security Cuts

  February 18, 2011: On Monday, President Obama released his much-anticipated budget proposal for the 2012 fiscal year. While Republican leaders are calling for lower Social Security payments for seniors and an increase in the retirement age, the President upheld his com...Read more >

• Republicans in House Begin Attempt to Block Funding for Health Care Reform

  February 11, 2011: House Republicans are expected to bring their federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year up for a vote next week, and they have promised that it will contain $100 billion in cuts. While they have not fully disclosed which programs are on the choppin...Read more >