Information for Retirees on the Web
AFL-CIO. The web site links users to the Alliance for Retired
Americans, provides assistance with elder care issues and addresses
policy issues at the state and national level. See the retiree
section at the bottom of
www.aflcio.org .
Alliance for Retired Americans. This 2.7 million member
organization is made up of retirees from AFL-CIO unions. It provides
fact sheets on issues of importance to retirees such as Social
Security and Medicare. Its Friday Alert focuses on political
developments at the national level. It invites users to share
stories about the financial difficulties with the high cost of
prescription drugs so the Alliance can share this information with
the Congress. There is also a guide to how your Members of Congress
and Senators voted on legislation critical to retirees. The site is
www.retiredamericans.org
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American Federation of Teachers. It provides a bi-weekly
electronic newsletter with detailed information on developments at
the national and state level and frequent opportunities to click on
a message to send to your Representatives in Congress. See the
retiree section at www.aft.org .
AARP. It provides detailed information on retiree health
issues -- such as staying fit, eating well, managing stress and
preventing disease — grandparenting, assistance with grief and loss,
and financial matters such as reverse mortgages, consumer
protection, financial planning and legal assistance. It discusses
opportunities for volunteering in AARP programs such as driver
safety, grief and loss and Tax Aide. Travel and leisure discounts
and tips are shared. Instructional information on computers and
technology and a wide range of e-mail courses are provided.
The AARP Bulletin Online provides breaking news with special
emphasis on state and local issues and programs, state-by-state
guides to nursing homes and HMOs, the ability to sign up on line for
do-not-call programs and guidance to pharmacy assistance programs.
It also provides information on how to contact Members of Congress
on legislative issues. However, the AARP is strictly non-partisan
and the messages are far less specific to the interests of organized
labor than those available on the other sites listed on this page.
See www.aarp.org .
Social Security. The Social Security Administration’s web
site provides information on benefits and benefit payments as well
as the opportunity to comment on policy issues and report fraud and
identity theft. It includes research and data as well as financial
information on the Social Security Trust Fund. Go to
www.ssa.gov .
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