Retirement Security

• Social Security Benefits Will Increase by Almost 6 Percent in 2022

  October 18, 2021: Social Security beneficiaries, disabled veterans and federal retirees will see their earned benefits increase by 5.9% in January, marking the largest increase in almost four decades. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will amount to an additional $...Read more >

• Fred Redmond is New Alliance Executive Vice President

  October 04, 2021: AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond was named Executive Vice President of the Alliance for Retired Americans on Tuesday, succeeding Liz Shuler in the position after she was elected President of the AFL-CIO in August. Mr. Redmond was previously t...Read more >

• KHN: An Ad’s Charge That Price Haggling Would ‘Swipe $500 Billion From Medicare’ Is Incorrect

  September 29, 2021: “These guys [insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats] are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.” Video advertisement from the 60 Plus American Ass...Read more >

• Survey Says Most Private Insurance Plans Won’t Waive COVID-19 Cost-sharing

  September 27, 2021: At the urging of the federal government, insurance companies waived cost-sharing for COVID-19 patients in 2020. However as the pandemic continues, a majority of companies have opted to discontinue this practice, meaning that COVID-19 patients with �...Read more >

• New Poll Explores Seniors’ Biggest Concerns

  September 13, 2021: New research by seniorliving.org found that older adults have been more emotionally resilient than their younger counterparts during the pandemic, and that many of seniors' biggest fears are related to finances. Older adults’ biggest fear is the...Read more >

• Media Coverage of Voto Latino, Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, and Texas AFT’s Lawsuit to Protect All Texans’ Right to Vote

  September 08, 2021: Press Releases Voto Latino, Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, Texas AFT File Lawsuit to Protect All Texans’ Right to Vote, September 7 Media Coverage Four groups file lawsuit to block controversial Texas election bill Fox7-Austin, September...Read more >

• KHN: After Pandemic Ravaged Nursing Homes, New State Laws Protect Residents

  August 26, 2021: When the coronavirus hit Martha Leland’s Connecticut nursing home last year, she and dozens of other residents contracted the disease while the facility was on lockdown. Twenty-eight residents died, including her roommate. “The impact of not h...Read more >

• Retirees Applaud Election of Liz Shuler and Fred Redmond to lead the AFL-CIO

  August 20, 2021: Statement of Robert Roach, Jr., President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on the AFL-CIO Executive Council’s election today of Liz Shuler as President of the AFL-CIO and of Fred Redmond to succeed Ms. Shuler as AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer: ...Read more >

• Alliance Says “Expand, Don’t Cut” Social Security as Anniversary Approaches

  August 13, 2021: With Social Security’s 86th anniversary coming up tomorrow -- Saturday, August 14 -- the Arizona Alliance continued the summer celebrations of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid on Thursday. This year the Arizona chapter’s event featured the ...Read more >

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

  August 09, 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. He was 72. “Richard Trumka was a legendary labor leader and he was also my friend. Working peopl...Read more >