Social Security and Medicare Matter to All of Us
No matter how young or old we are, Social Security and Medicare are vital to our retirement and health security. Both are benefits we “earn” on the job, by making payroll contributions throughout our working lives.
AFSCME is proud of our leading role in the creation of Medicare. We fight to strengthen and protect Medicare and Social Security for this and the next generation. We will continue to fight against efforts to cut, dismantle or privatize these successful public programs that matter to all families.
- Jan 02AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Budget Agreement
- Dec 19AFSCME’s Saunders: “Boehner Showed Us Today Just Which Side He Really Stands On”Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on House Speaker John Boehner’s “Plan B”
- Dec 19AFSCME, NEA, SEIU Launch Third Round of TV Ads Calling on Congress to Protect Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and EducationIn “Boehnerville,” with cuts to vital services, it’s a not so wonderful life
Fighting Back
2011 was a pivotal year for the working middle class. It started with the scapegoating of public service workers for the country's economic woes, and continued with unprecedented attacks on...
Fighting Back
2011 was a pivotal year for the working middle class. It started with the scapegoating of public service workers for the country's economic woes, and continued with unprecedented attacks on...
The Struggle Continues...
America's working class is part of the solution. We're fed up with attacks from politicians backed by Wall Street bankers. We won't let them take our rights. We wont let...
Wisconsin 2/15: Rally at the Capitol
A public employee's job is so much more than just being a part of a union. We are a part of the community. We are your neighbors, your church members,...
- Feb 01 Americans are willing to pay more for Social Security Very large majorities across every age group, political affiliation and income group said they would... (Reuters)
- Jan 25 Six in ten Americans oppose any cuts to Medicare and Social Security New poll finds most Americans would not be willing to see any reductions in Medicare,... (Kaiser Family Foundation/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health)
- Dec 10 Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age Would Harm Seniors We estimate that in a single year, almost 435,000 seniors would be at risk of... (Center for American Progress)
- Oct 16 The Truth About Medicare The Affordable Care Act does not cut a single benefit or add a single penny... (Nancy Pelosi Special to CNN)
- Sep 12 New Report on Harm to Medicare by Repealing Obamacare Repeal of the ACA would make Medicare's trust fund insolvent in 2016, and increase costs...
- Aug 28 Voucherizing Medicare The draft Republican platform says of Medicare and Medicaid…. (New York Times)
- Aug 27 Preserving and Strengthening Medicare President Obama speaks about the critical need to strengthen and preserve Medicare for our seniors... (White House)
- Aug 24 How Much More Will the Romney-Ryan Medicare Plan Cost You? Romney and Ryan claim that no one over 55 will be affected by their plan.... (Center for American Progress)
- Aug 23 Health Law Gives Medicare Fraud Fighters New Weapons Fraud squads that look for Medicare scams have new weapons from Affordable Care Act. (NPR)
- Aug 23 Patients Would Pay More if Romney Restores Medicare Savings, Analysts Say Restoring the $716 billion in Medicare savings would increase premiums and co-payments for beneficiaries by... (New York Times)
- Aug 14 The Romney-Ryan Medicare shuffle If political double-talk were an Olympic event, Mitt Romney would have scored a perfect 10... (NY Daily News)
- Aug 13 Paul Ryan isn’t a deficit hawk. He’s a conservative reformer. Take Ryan’s budget. It’s most famous for cutting entitlement programs, particularly Medicare. (The Washington Post)
- Feb 01 AFSCME Under 35 Members United in Demanding Jobs, Not Cuts Join a National Day of Action event to help end the budget showdown in Capitol Hill. (Blog)
- Jan 25 Millennials Want to Protect Social Security and Medicare Tele-town hall will help young AFSCME members in the fight to protect vital programs. (Blog)
- Jan 22 Who Are the “Working Poor”? New study is sobering reminder of why we must protect the nation’s economic safety net. (Blog)
- Jan 15 Register Now for Dynamic Legislative Conference Want to raise your voice for workers? Come to Washington, DC, and do just that. (Blog)
- Jan 03 Congress Passes Tax Cuts for Middle Class AFSCME will be vigilant about proposed slashing of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. (Blog)
- Dec 21 Wall Street Journal Duo: You’re Not Working Hard Enough Right-wing bloggers Biggs and Richwine ignore data that show lay-offs cut public services. (Blog)
- Dec 19 Protect Medicare, Protect Nurses Cuts to Medicare would mean job losses for nurses. AFSCME is working to stop them. (Blog)
- Dec 12 Call Congress to Protect the Middle Class – I Did Working men and women pay the bills of this country. We deserve a fair shake. (Blog)
- Dec 05 White House Official Thanks AFSCME Members for Work Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett spoke with members of the union’s International Executive Board. (Blog)
- Nov 29 Saunders on Fiscal Showdown: ‘Our Message Is Very Clear’ AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders discussed the grassroots push for legislation that puts working families first. (Blog)
- Nov 20 Union Ads Echo Voters’ Voices from Across the Country TV and radio ads by AFSCME, SEIU and NEA are airing in select states. (Blog)
- Nov 14 In Meeting with Labor Leaders, Obama Vows to Stand behind Middle Class Pres. Lee Saunders says AFSCME is ready to “keep the pressure on” during budget negotiations. (Blog)
