APWU: Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert – Thank Social Security Hero Tom Harkin!

Posted on November 22, 2014November 22, 2014 by 21cpw

(November 21, 2014) Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) is retiring after 40 years of dedicated public service, including the championing of policies and legislation benefiting Social Security and Medicare recipients and their families. One of those pieces of legislation was the Strengthening Social Security Act (S.567), designed to immediately increase current benefits by about $800 annually,…

What the Election Results Mean for Federal Employees

Posted on November 5, 2014November 5, 2014 by 21cpw

Republicans won control of the Senate Tuesday, with several lawmakers historically friendly toward federal employees defeated. In Arkansas, Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor was defeated by Republican Rep. Tom Cotton. Pryor sits on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which has oversight over the federal workforce. He is one of the most conservative…