How Unions Pave the Path to Elder Security
Source: American Society on Aging Despite America’s vast wealth, more than 15 million older Americans—one-third of people ages 65 and older—are “economically insecure,” meaning they are poor or near-poor, according to the National Council on Aging. Half of all Black and Latinx people ages 65 and older are in this precarious situation, and older women are especially likely to be poor. These financially fragile older Americans “struggle with rising housing and health care bills, inadequate nutrition, lack of access [...]