Retirement Security

• Illinois Alliance Member Bea Lumpkin, 104, Leads Chicago Labor Day Parade

  September 13, 2022: Illinois Alliance member and AFT retiree Bea Lumpkin, going strong at 104, served as Grand Marshall for the 2022 Chicago Labor Day Parade Monday. The legendary Ms. Lumpkin has been an activist, professor, and writer during her lifetime. She is pi...Read more >

• Using Covid Relief Funds to Rehire Retired Teachers Could Help Address Teacher Shortage

  August 29, 2022: With school districts across the country facing steep teacher shortages — causing class sizes to swell and threatening to stagnate student achievement — some states are offering bonuses to prevent their most experienced teachers from retiring. ...Read more >

• Media Coverage of Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, Priorities USA and Voto Latino Challenge to Arizona Voter Suppression Law

  August 16, 2022: Press Releases Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, Priorities USA and Voto Latino Challenge Arizona Voter Suppression Law, August 16 Media Coverage Voting groups fight to block law that can criminalize Arizona voter registration Tuscon Sentin...Read more >

• Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, Priorities USA and Voto Latino Challenge Arizona Voter Suppression Law

  August 16, 2022: SB 1260 creates additional avenues to purge voters from the rolls and allows for the further criminalization of voters who attempt to assist those voting by mail. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, Priorities U...Read more >

• Letter to Senators on Reconciliation

  August 02, 2022: Below is the language of a letter the Alliance sent to U.S. Senators on August 2 regarding the reconciliation package called the "Inflation Reduction Act." You can also read the full letter here. Dear Senator: The Alliance for Retired Americans...Read more >

• “The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” Renews Hope for Action to Lower Drug Prices

  August 01, 2022: A surprise announcement on Wednesday from Sens. Chuck Schumer (NY) and Joe Manchin (WV) revived hopes for Democrats to pass significant legislation on a range of issues, including prescription drug prices, climate, energy, and health policy. Centr...Read more >

• Robert Roach, Jr. and Joseph Peters, Jr. Re-elected as Alliance Leaders at National Meeting

  August 01, 2022: The Alliance’s 2022 National Membership Meeting took place online Wednesday and Thursday, July 27-28. On the first day, Robert Roach, Jr., who has been President of the Alliance since September of 2015, was re-elected to a four-year term. “I a...Read more >

• Celebrating the 57th Anniversary of Medicare

  July 30, 2022: Alliance members in Ohio, Pennsylvania and other states are holding events to both celebrate and remind all Americans of the importance of Medicare to retirement security. “63 million Americans depend on the guaranteed health care benefits Medic...Read more >

• ‘True Cost of Aging’ Index Shows Many Seniors Can’t Afford Basic Necessities

  July 25, 2022: Fran Seeley, 81, doesn’t see herself as living on the edge of a financial crisis. But she’s uncomfortably close. Each month, Seeley, a retired teacher, gets $925 from Social Security and a $287 disbursement from an individual retirement accoun...Read more >

• 100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt

  June 23, 2022: Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after she and her husband were sued for nearly $10,000 by the New York hospital where his infected leg was amputated. Ariane Buck, a young father in Arizona who sells health ...Read more >