Trump's 2025 Agenda: Retirement Security is on the Ballot
Monday, September 23, 2024

With the Project 2025 agenda threatening to enact disastrous policies for worker's retirement security, it's clear that workers can't afford another Trump presidency. If elected to a second term, Trump would eliminate traditional Medicare, stop the federal government from negotiating drug prices, and would no longer penalize Big Pharma for raising drug prices more than the rate of inflation. Project 2025 would even allow cuts to healthcare coverage to seniors and allow states to eliminate or reduce Medicaid coverage for nursing home care.

Another policy that Trump plans to implement would increase the age at which seniors become eligible to access Social Security retirement benefits without a financial penalty for retiring early. Causing drastic benefit cuts for a large majority of Americans, the Project 2025 agenda supports pushing the full retirement age from 67 to 69. 

For more information on Project 2025, go to www.njunionstrong.org.

To prevent these policies that would have a profound impact on retirees' quality of life, we must urge all union members to vote. Voting begins on September 21 when ballots will be mailed to voters on the permanent vote-by-mail rolls. Voter Registration deadline is October 15. A vote-by-mail application must be received by October 29. Early in-person voting will take place October 26 through November 3. Election Day is Tuesday, November 5. To register, apply for a VBM ballot, and more, visit www.njunionstrong.org. 

In Solidarity, 

Charles Wowkenech
President

Laurel Brennan
Secretary-Treasurer

NJ AFL-CIO