AFGE Ramps up Retiree Program
July 05, 2022
2022 has been an exciting year for AFGE’s Retiree Program run by the Legislative Department.
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Biden, Congress Must Protect Middle-Class Feds’ Retirement Security
March 28, 2022
As Congress is set to debate fiscal 2023 appropriations, AFGE is calling on the administration and lawmakers to lead by example and protect the federal workforce’s retirement to help promote middle class retirement security.
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Retiree Activists Are on the Move! Get Involved Today!
September 24, 2018
Young people are not the only ones who are joining unions. More and more federal retirees have decided to stay in the fight and keep their union membership into retirement. They know their union is the most effective tool to fight back politicians’ attacks on their retirement and health benefits.
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Workers' Rights, Member Benefits, Big Enough to Win, Labor, Training, The Insider, Retirees
9 Best Moments from the 2018 Convention
August 20, 2018
Our union’s 41st convention wrapped up Aug. 17 with a strong message to the politicians who are actively undermining government employees and our democracy: We are fighting to win, and we will win.
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Workers' Rights, Retirement, AFGE National Departments, Veterans, Labor, The Insider, Organizing , Retirees, National Event, Convention 2018
America Before Social Security
August 06, 2018
Eighty-three years ago, on Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act as a safeguard "against the hazards and vicissitudes of life." Today, Social Security single-handedly keeps 22 million Americans out of poverty. We are better off today because generations before us demanded that our government do something to save us from poverty as we enter old age.
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Closing SSA Offices Is Robbing Retirees to Pay the Wealthy
May 07, 2018
The Trump administration and Congress recently gave massive tax cuts for the rich and corporations, benefiting the wealthiest 1%. And now they’re trying to balance the budget on the backs of retirees and people with disabilities.
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What’s on our Radar for 2018?
January 05, 2018
With Congress returning from recess and AFGE locals’ organizing campaigns in full swing, here are some of the critical issues we’ll be watching this year.
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Senate, Congress, Pay, Budget, Workers' Rights, Outsourcing , Privatization, The Insider, White House, Organizing , Retirees
Retired and Ready to Organize
November 12, 2017
For many retirees, staying active with AFGE makes sense: continued access to AFGE’s Member Benefits program helps them save money and AFGE provides a platform for them to continue organizing and look out for one another.
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Rising health insurance rates will leave less money in your pocket
October 06, 2017
OPM has just announced insurance premiums will go up next year. The rate hikes mean less take-home pay for current and retired federal workers and another year of difficult decisions by many families on how to pay their bills.
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Forced to Retire Early Due to a Medical Condition, This Federal Retiree Didn't Plunge into Poverty, Thanks to Social Security
August 14, 2017
Social Security turns 82 on Aug. 14, 2017. Hear how this important social program helps an AFGE member who was forced to retire early due to an illness.
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100 Democrats, 9 Republicans Say They’re Not Supporting Trump’s Plan to Cut Federal Employees’ Retirement Benefits
July 07, 2017
Thanks to AFGE local activists who have reached out to their members of Congress, 9 Republicans and 100 Democrats are now saying they're rejecting President Trump’s budget proposals targeting federal employees’ retirement benefits.
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Trump Budget Cuts Veterans’ Disability Benefits to Pay for VA Privatization
June 02, 2017
The Trump administration is pulling a reverse Robin Hood, stealing from veterans to funnel money to wealthy private hospital CEOs and special interests.
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VA, Pay, Budget, Benefits, Member Benefits, Retirement, Veterans, The Insider, White House, Retirees
Photos: AFGE Rewind 2016
December 20, 2016
2016 was a year of challenges and triumphs. Revisit photos of the moments that made 2016 memorable.
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VA, Pay, Workers' Rights, Member Benefits, Privatization, BOP, Big Enough to Win, Retirement, OPM, Veterans, Civil Rights, DEFCON, LGBT, The Insider, White House, Contracts, Organizing , Retirees
Double Whammy for Millions of Retirees
October 21, 2016
Millions of retirees who don’t receive Social Security could face double-digit increases in their Medicare Part B premiums next year unless Congress intervenes.
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Retired from Work, Not Labor
October 14, 2016
What happens when a group of retired AFGE members get together? The start of a new chapter of union activism.
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