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  July 21, 2023: Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time Location: AFL-CIO Headquarters, Washington, D.C. and virtual This event will bring together government officials, labor movement leaders, policy experts, Social Security and pensi Read More >

• NIRS: New Report Finds Disturbing Outlook for Generation X in Retirement

  July 17, 2023: A new report from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds a dismal retirement outlook for Generation X, the first generation to enter the labor market following the shift from defined benefit pension plans to 40 Read More >

• 2023 Anniversary Summer Toolkit Fact Sheets and Position Papers

  July 05, 2023: Position Papers and Fact Sheets We included copies of our RSC Budget Proposal, Threats to Social Security, Expanding Social Security, Social Security and Medicare Figures, Medicaid, and Social Security Figures fact sheets and pos Read More >

• Position Paper: RSC Budget Proposal

  June 30, 2023: The Republican Study Committee (RSC), a House Caucus consisting of 175 members out of a total Republican House Caucus of 222 members (nearly 80%), proposed a budget that would, if enacted, increase Social Security’s full retirem Read More >

• More Workers Are Tapping 401(k)s Early for Help with Financial Emergencies

  June 05, 2023: Across the board, many Americans don’t have enough short-term savings to cover unexpected or unplanned crises. That could explain why more people are raiding their personal retirement accounts early to pay for financial emergenc Read More >

• KFF Health News – Remote Work: An Underestimated Benefit for Family Caregivers

  May 25, 2023: For Aida Beltré, working remotely during the pandemic came as a relief. She was taking care of her father, now 86, who has been in and out of hospitals and rehabs after a worsening series of strokes in recent years. Working Read More >

• NYSARA Holds Convention in Albany, Elects Leaders

  May 19, 2023: The New York State Alliance (NYSARA) held its convention on Thursday, re-electing President Barry Kaufmann, Vice President Paul Schuh, and Treasurer Gary Lanahan. New York State Senator Rachel May, member of the Senate Health Comm Read More >

• Economic Policy Institute: Almost Half of Older Workers With Physically Challenging Jobs with Low Pay May Be Unable to Retire

  May 19, 2023: The Economic Policy Institute released a report this week showing that significant numbers of Americans over 50 endure difficult working conditions, including physically taxing, dangerous and stressful jobs — jobs that often don Read More >

• Debt Ceiling Update: Talks Continue as June 1 Deadline Approaches

  May 19, 2023: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConne Read More >

• KFF Health News: Republicans Vow Not to Cut Veterans’ Benefits. But the Legislation Suggests Otherwise.

  May 12, 2023: Addressing the impact of the House GOP debt-ceiling bill on veterans’ programs, “I’m dead serious that we’re not cutting veterans, and I mean it.” - Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), chair of the House Committee on Veterans’ Read More >