Alliance for Retired Americans
@retiredams.bsky.social
A national organization that fights for retirement security and advocates for seniors and retirees. 4.4 million retirees strong and growing.
https://retiredamericans.org/
https://retiredamericans.org/
🚨 Rising Medicare premiums are chewing up too much of the Social Security COLA.
Here's what you need to know: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/medicare-2026-premium-part-b-hike-social-security-cola/
Here's what you need to know: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/medicare-2026-premium-part-b-hike-social-security-cola/
How rising Medicare premiums could impact your 2026 Social Security check
A higher Medicare Part B premium in 2026 could erode next year's cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients, experts say.
www.cbsnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🚨 Rising Medicare premiums are chewing up too much of the Social Security COLA.
Here's what you need to know: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/medicare-2026-premium-part-b-hike-social-security-cola/
Here's what you need to know: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/medicare-2026-premium-part-b-hike-social-security-cola/
💡 There's nothing "complicated" about it. Protecting our health care is just as important as ensuring billionaires can buy additional yachts or vacation homes. Congress needs to do the right thing NOW and restore funding for Medicaid!
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
💡 There's nothing "complicated" about it. Protecting our health care is just as important as ensuring billionaires can buy additional yachts or vacation homes. Congress needs to do the right thing NOW and restore funding for Medicaid!
🦃🍽️ Need to get those last-minute items for tomorrow's dinner? Support labor and buy union-made products! You can find worker-friendly brands at the AFL-CIO website.
🔗: https://aflcio.org/union-thanksgiving
🔗: https://aflcio.org/union-thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🦃🍽️ Need to get those last-minute items for tomorrow's dinner? Support labor and buy union-made products! You can find worker-friendly brands at the AFL-CIO website.
🔗: https://aflcio.org/union-thanksgiving
🔗: https://aflcio.org/union-thanksgiving
More relief is on the way for seniors struggling with high drug prices, thanks to the landmark law that requires Medicare to negotiate lower prices with Big Pharma. Passing that law was 20+ years in the making, but the dividends are real.
🔗 Read our full statement: https://ow.ly/jhHO50Xy9fb
🔗 Read our full statement: https://ow.ly/jhHO50Xy9fb
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
More relief is on the way for seniors struggling with high drug prices, thanks to the landmark law that requires Medicare to negotiate lower prices with Big Pharma. Passing that law was 20+ years in the making, but the dividends are real.
🔗 Read our full statement: https://ow.ly/jhHO50Xy9fb
🔗 Read our full statement: https://ow.ly/jhHO50Xy9fb
🙏 At the Alliance, our members are the reason our work is successful and keep the movement for retiree rights going strong. To all of you, know that we're thankful for YOU!
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🙏 At the Alliance, our members are the reason our work is successful and keep the movement for retiree rights going strong. To all of you, know that we're thankful for YOU!
💪 Something we know to be true is that pressure campaigns on elected officials work! Let's keep it going and tell lawmakers in Congress they need to #ScapTheCap on Social Security taxes and make the wealthiest pay their fair share!
🔗 Link in comments.
🔗 Link in comments.
CONGRESS: Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share
The average monthly Social Security benefit for a retired worker is $1,980. Meanwhile, millionaires and billionaires are paying a smaller portion of their income into Social Security than working Americans. That’s wrong and unfair. Tell your lawmakers to strengthen Social Security and make wealthy Americans pay their fair share.
actionnetwork.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
💪 Something we know to be true is that pressure campaigns on elected officials work! Let's keep it going and tell lawmakers in Congress they need to #ScapTheCap on Social Security taxes and make the wealthiest pay their fair share!
🔗 Link in comments.
🔗 Link in comments.
📊 In 2023 alone, Social Security created $2.6 trillion in economic output and added $1.6 trillion to the national GDP.
📚 Learn more about Social Security's impact on the nation, all 50 states, and Washington, DC in a new report from @retirementsecurity.bsky.social, 🔗 in comments.
📚 Learn more about Social Security's impact on the nation, all 50 states, and Washington, DC in a new report from @retirementsecurity.bsky.social, 🔗 in comments.
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
📊 In 2023 alone, Social Security created $2.6 trillion in economic output and added $1.6 trillion to the national GDP.
📚 Learn more about Social Security's impact on the nation, all 50 states, and Washington, DC in a new report from @retirementsecurity.bsky.social, 🔗 in comments.
📚 Learn more about Social Security's impact on the nation, all 50 states, and Washington, DC in a new report from @retirementsecurity.bsky.social, 🔗 in comments.
🗞️✉️ This might be a holiday week, but the news doesn't stop for America's retirees! Sign up for our Friday Alert newsletter at the link in the comments and get the most important stories affecting older Americans right in your inbox.
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🗞️✉️ This might be a holiday week, but the news doesn't stop for America's retirees! Sign up for our Friday Alert newsletter at the link in the comments and get the most important stories affecting older Americans right in your inbox.
Let us be very clear: While some lawmakers remain steadfast on stripping away our health care, we refuse to be quiet. We'll continue to do everything in our power to protect and strengthen care for all Americans.
🔗: https://wapo.st/4ifLm4
🔗: https://wapo.st/4ifLm4
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Let us be very clear: While some lawmakers remain steadfast on stripping away our health care, we refuse to be quiet. We'll continue to do everything in our power to protect and strengthen care for all Americans.
🔗: https://wapo.st/4ifLm4
🔗: https://wapo.st/4ifLm4
🦃🍽️🍂 Thanksgiving looks different for everyone, and we want to know how our members are spending their days. Tell us in the comments! ⬇️
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🦃🍽️🍂 Thanksgiving looks different for everyone, and we want to know how our members are spending their days. Tell us in the comments! ⬇️
🦃🍽️ Have you done your Thanksgiving shopping yet? Give your thanks to workers and cook your dinner with union-made products. Union brands are easy to find, thanks to a nifty guide on the @aflcio.org website!
🔗: aflcio.org/union-tha...
🔗: aflcio.org/union-tha...
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🦃🍽️ Have you done your Thanksgiving shopping yet? Give your thanks to workers and cook your dinner with union-made products. Union brands are easy to find, thanks to a nifty guide on the @aflcio.org website!
🔗: aflcio.org/union-tha...
🔗: aflcio.org/union-tha...
💪 Social Security and Medicare benefits are under attack, but advocates keep fighting back. Rich Fiesta joins America’s Work Force Union Podcast to expose threats to Social Security, fight retirement-age hikes, and help seniors navigate Medicare open enrollment.
🎧 Listen: https://ow.ly/n05v50XwSEk
🎧 Listen: https://ow.ly/n05v50XwSEk
Alliance for Retired Americans discuss Benefit Changes for Retirees
The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Rich Fiesta, Alliance for Retired Americans, joined us on today’s show.
ow.ly
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
💪 Social Security and Medicare benefits are under attack, but advocates keep fighting back. Rich Fiesta joins America’s Work Force Union Podcast to expose threats to Social Security, fight retirement-age hikes, and help seniors navigate Medicare open enrollment.
🎧 Listen: https://ow.ly/n05v50XwSEk
🎧 Listen: https://ow.ly/n05v50XwSEk
When people speak out against wildly unpopular policy proposals, it forces officials to listen. Learn how the Trump Administration backtracked on cutting disability benefits after massive amounts of public pressure: https://ow.ly/Yjpg50Xw2GZ
How the Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers
After meeting with advocates, the Trump administration confirmed it has scrapped a controversial regulation that would have cut disability benefits for older workers.
ow.ly
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
When people speak out against wildly unpopular policy proposals, it forces officials to listen. Learn how the Trump Administration backtracked on cutting disability benefits after massive amounts of public pressure: https://ow.ly/Yjpg50Xw2GZ
💡 There isn't a cap for Medicare taxes, so why is there one for Social Security? It's time to #ScrapTheCap and ensure the wealthy pay their fair share!
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
💡 There isn't a cap for Medicare taxes, so why is there one for Social Security? It's time to #ScrapTheCap and ensure the wealthy pay their fair share!
📰 From defending retirement benefits to stopping harmful SSDI cuts, our fight continues. Our Friday Alert newsletter breaks down everything you need to know!
✉️ Never miss a beat — sign up for Friday Alerts and get the latest in retiree news in your inbox each week: https://ow.ly/pb9S50Xw1J2
✉️ Never miss a beat — sign up for Friday Alerts and get the latest in retiree news in your inbox each week: https://ow.ly/pb9S50Xw1J2
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
📰 From defending retirement benefits to stopping harmful SSDI cuts, our fight continues. Our Friday Alert newsletter breaks down everything you need to know!
✉️ Never miss a beat — sign up for Friday Alerts and get the latest in retiree news in your inbox each week: https://ow.ly/pb9S50Xw1J2
✉️ Never miss a beat — sign up for Friday Alerts and get the latest in retiree news in your inbox each week: https://ow.ly/pb9S50Xw1J2
🔨⛰️ The West Virginia Alliance held its Annual Convention this week! Members discussed the future of retirement security in the Mountain State and elected its new leadership. Congratulations to all!
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🔨⛰️ The West Virginia Alliance held its Annual Convention this week! Members discussed the future of retirement security in the Mountain State and elected its new leadership. Congratulations to all!
🔔 We stand with workers on strike at Starbucks locations across the country! Learn how you can get involved and say #NoContractsNoCoffee: https://seiu.co/NoStarbucks
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🔔 We stand with workers on strike at Starbucks locations across the country! Learn how you can get involved and say #NoContractsNoCoffee: https://seiu.co/NoStarbucks
ICYMI, the Pennsylvania Alliance has joined the fight against the Trump Administration's attempts to access voters' personal data.
Learn more: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2025/11/17/pennsylvania-trump-voter-information/stories/202511130094
Learn more: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2025/11/17/pennsylvania-trump-voter-information/stories/202511130094
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
ICYMI, the Pennsylvania Alliance has joined the fight against the Trump Administration's attempts to access voters' personal data.
Learn more: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2025/11/17/pennsylvania-trump-voter-information/stories/202511130094
Learn more: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2025/11/17/pennsylvania-trump-voter-information/stories/202511130094
‼️ HEALTH CARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT.
Now that we've got your attention, let's make it clear that Congress needs to fully restore Medicaid funding.
Now that we've got your attention, let's make it clear that Congress needs to fully restore Medicaid funding.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
‼️ HEALTH CARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT.
Now that we've got your attention, let's make it clear that Congress needs to fully restore Medicaid funding.
Now that we've got your attention, let's make it clear that Congress needs to fully restore Medicaid funding.
The Illinois Alliance is part of a community effort in Normal, IL to protect essential programs like SNAP, Medicaid, and Medicare. Learn more: www.videtteonline.com/news/uptown-...
Uptown Normal rally and food drive advocates for those affected by SNAP cuts
Protesters gathered in Uptown Normal for a peaceful rally and food drive to advocate for those affected by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts at 12:15 p.m. on Monday.
www.videtteonline.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Illinois Alliance is part of a community effort in Normal, IL to protect essential programs like SNAP, Medicaid, and Medicare. Learn more: www.videtteonline.com/news/uptown-...
While we've spoken a lot about how Medicaid cuts will affect rural hospitals, we can't forget how city residents will also be hurt. Congress needs to reverse Medicaid cuts so that everyone can get the care they need.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Q7L550XuVe2
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Q7L550XuVe2
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
While we've spoken a lot about how Medicaid cuts will affect rural hospitals, we can't forget how city residents will also be hurt. Congress needs to reverse Medicaid cuts so that everyone can get the care they need.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Q7L550XuVe2
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Q7L550XuVe2
Did you know the wealthiest Americans stop paying into Social Security after the first few days of January, while the rest of us ultimately pay all year long? It's why we need to #ScrapTheCap and ensure everyone pays their fair share!
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Did you know the wealthiest Americans stop paying into Social Security after the first few days of January, while the rest of us ultimately pay all year long? It's why we need to #ScrapTheCap and ensure everyone pays their fair share!
The Alliance joined lawmakers and advocates to speak out against the Administration's decision to limit disability benefits. Yesterday, it was announced these plans have been abandoned. A good reminder that when we fight, we win!
🔗 Read our full statement: ow.ly/Psqz50XuNVE
🔗 Read our full statement: ow.ly/Psqz50XuNVE
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Alliance joined lawmakers and advocates to speak out against the Administration's decision to limit disability benefits. Yesterday, it was announced these plans have been abandoned. A good reminder that when we fight, we win!
🔗 Read our full statement: ow.ly/Psqz50XuNVE
🔗 Read our full statement: ow.ly/Psqz50XuNVE
📺 This year's Retirement Security Symposium had a full house in DC, but plenty of Alliance members tuned in from across the country! In Dallas, members of came together for a watch party.
If you have photos from your watch party, send them our way!
If you have photos from your watch party, send them our way!
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📺 This year's Retirement Security Symposium had a full house in DC, but plenty of Alliance members tuned in from across the country! In Dallas, members of came together for a watch party.
If you have photos from your watch party, send them our way!
If you have photos from your watch party, send them our way!
Our own Maureen Dunn was one of the final speakers at our Annual Retirement Security Symposium! Her presentation went over how seniors can stay safe online with the ever-growing presence of AI.
🔴🎥🔴 Watch the full stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2POmW3scp7M
🔴🎥🔴 Watch the full stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2POmW3scp7M
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Our own Maureen Dunn was one of the final speakers at our Annual Retirement Security Symposium! Her presentation went over how seniors can stay safe online with the ever-growing presence of AI.
🔴🎥🔴 Watch the full stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2POmW3scp7M
🔴🎥🔴 Watch the full stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2POmW3scp7M