Pensions

Pensions Materials

• Chicago Metro Chapter Joins Youth Activists in Intergenerational Alliance

  July 14, 2017: The Chicago Metro Chapter of the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans, including Corresponding Secretary of the chapter Bea Lumpkin, recently launched INTERGEN, a coalition focusing on common issues and priorities. The spark fo Read More >

• Trump’s Promise Not to Cut Social Security Broken

  May 23, 2017: Budget Proposal Includes Deep Cuts to Health Care, Disability Insurance, Food Assistance and Massive Tax Breaks for Billionaires and Corporations The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the A Read More >

• The Alliance is Leading the Fight to Protect the Three-Legged Stool

  March 06, 2017: Americans for decades have planned to live the American Dream in retirement through the three-legged stool of pensions, savings and Social Security. This dream has been threatened by wage stagnation, low interest rates, and corpor Read More >

• A Message From Hillary Clinton

  October 13, 2016: Please take a couple minutes to watch the video and share it with your family and friends. [video width="960" height="540" style="width:100%;height:100%;" mp4="https://retiredamericans.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161006_NY_ Read More >

• Robert Roach Jr. Talks about Retirement with Dignity and Hillary Clinton

  August 15, 2016: While attending the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Alliance President Robert Roach, Jr. spoke to the DNC Seniors Council on the importance of retirement security and what we can expect from a Hillary Clinton Read More >

• Senior Nomads: A few of the People who Need Expanded Social Security Benefits the Most

  February 04, 2016: The Los Angeles Times recently profiled senior nomads – “a subculture of wandering retirement-age couples” who travel in recreational vehicles from one part-time job to another. If anyone needs expanded Social Security b Read More >

• The real American retirement crisis – Guest Blog

  January 14, 2016: By EPI Economist Monique Morrissey and Vice President Ross Eisenbrey, Andrew Biggs of the American Enterprise Institute claims there is no retirement crisis in the United States. Citing a recent report showing that senior incom Read More >

• Defined Benefit Pension Returns Beat IRAs

  December 18, 2015: Defined benefit pension plans gained more value between 1990 and 2012 than other retirement savings plans. A new  report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has found that defined benefit plans outperfo Read More >

• November Unemployment Report for Workers Over 55 – Guest Blog

  December 07, 2015: By Teresa Ghilarducci, Economist at the SCEPA's Retirement Equity Lab (ReLab) The November unemployment report - while good news for the overall economy - reveals that the number of older people in the labor market continues to Read More >

• Unions to Fight GE’s Assault on Retiree Health Care

  November 20, 2015: Labor unions are gearing up to fight General Electric's (GE) plans to terminate its post-65 retiree medical plans effective January 1, 2016. This medical coverage was promised in workers’ contracts and retirees worked for deca Read More >