Retirement Security

• Retirees Mourn the Death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka

  August 05, 2021: The 4.4 million members of the Alliance for Retired Americans are united in mourning the untimely death of Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO. “Richard Trumka was a legendary labor leader and he was also my friend. Working people had no mo...Read more >

• Senate Holds Hearing on PRO Act, Proponents Drum Up Support

  July 26, 2021: The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee held a hearing Thursday morning on H.R. 842, the PRO Act. This bill would protect the rights of workers to unionize in several ways. In her opening statement, Sen. Patty Murray (WA), C...Read more >

• KHN: Though Millions Are at Risk for Diabetes, Medicare Struggles to Expand Prevention Program

  July 22, 2021: Damon Diessner tried for years to slim down from his weight of more than 400 pounds, partly because his size embarrassed his wife but even more because his doctors told him he was at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. His hemoglobin A1c level, a blo...Read more >

• KHN: From Rotten Teeth to Advanced Cancer, Patients Feel the Effects of Treatment Delays

  April 21, 2021: With medical visits picking up again among patients vaccinated against covid-19, health providers are starting to see the consequences of a year of pandemic-delayed preventive and emergency care as they find more advanced cancer and rotting and damag...Read more >

• Texas Retirees Stand Against Voter Suppression Legislation

  April 01, 2021: Seniors Demand that state legislators vote against the bills AUSTIN – The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, with 146,000 members statewide, is demanding that state legislators oppose bills such as SB 7 and HB 6, which will make it more difficu...Read more >

• Seniors for Biden GOTV Teletown Hall with Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton

  October 29, 2020: On Wednesday, October 29, the Alliance hosted a GOTV teletown hall call with members in 17 battleground states. President Robert Roach opened the discussion. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke and answered questions from the audience....Read more >

• Protected: 2020 Alliance Endorsed Federal Candidates

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• Media Coverage of Maine Alliance for Retired Americans’ Lawsuit Over Absentee Ballot Procedures

  October 01, 2020: Press Releases Alliance for Retired Americans Will File Emergency Appeal in Voting Rights Lawsuit to the Maine State Supreme Court, September 30 Alliance for Retired Americans Sues State of Maine to Remove Barriers to Absentee Voting in Light of ...Read more >

• Media Coverage of North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans’ Lawsuit Over Absentee Ballot Procedures

  September 29, 2020: Press Releases U.S. Supreme Court Denies Republican Effort to Make Voting More Difficult During the Pandemic (includes link to order), October 28 North Carolina Supreme Court Denies GOP Motion to Stay the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Ameri...Read more >

• Media Coverage of Michigan Alliance for Retired Americans’ Lawsuit Over Absentee Ballot Procedures

  September 18, 2020: Press Releases Michigan Court Rules in Favor of Retiree Demands for Mail Ballots (includes link to opinion), September 18 Media Coverage Clerk: Absentee voter ballots must be received on election day Ludington Daily News, October 25 Michigan a...Read more >