TAKE A STAND!
‘Hands off our social security!’
The following is from AFL-CIO and Alliance for Retired Americans:
Alliance for Retired Americans virtual phonebank running today at 11 a.m. pacific to alert seniors to threats to social security
(March 27, 2025) — Social Security is a lifeline for America’s taxpayers, providing income and dignity after a lifetime of hard work. Which is why it’s so mind-boggling that Elon Musk and DOGE would attack such a successful, cost-effective and popular program.
As of last week, Musk’s pseudo-government agency listed 47 Social Security offices across the country that it intends to close—at the same time that the Social Security Administration (SSA) has been sending mixed messages about whether or not it will shut down Social Security’s toll-free phone support service. The website has crashed four times in 10 days this month. And according to reports over the past month, the SSA could be planning to fire 50% of its workforce, jeopardizing the timely delivery of checks that people depend on to pay their bills.
That’s why we’re sharing this important virtual phone bank from our friends at the Alliance for Retired Americans. Founded by the AFL-CIO in 2001, the alliance now has 40 state alliances and members in every state.
The alliance is holding a virtual phone bank on Thursday to call America’s seniors to let them know about the DOGE threats to Social Security and urge them to call their members of Congress. Can you join the Alliance for Retired Americans? Here are the details:
WHAT: Save Social Security Virtual Phone Bank
WHEN: Thursday, March 27, at 11 a.m. PT
Can’t make it on Thursday afternoon? Call your own representative and senators and urge them to protect Social Security.
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