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Celebrate Victories — And Keep On Fighting!

The Golden Triangle and TARA Austin chapters meet this week. If you live in these areas, you will receive a separate email about the meeting. DALLAS TARA CELEBRATES MEDICARE/SOCIAL SECURITY BIRTHDAYS The Dallas TARA chapter celebrated the 54th Birthday of Medicare and the 8... Read more

Retirees Celebrate Social Security and Medicare

This week the Houston, Dallas and Coastal Bend TARA chapters meet to celebrate Medicare and Social Security Birthdays. If you live in these areas, you have received a separate email with meeting details. MORE AFL-CIO CONVENTION NEWS On July 27, 2019, Javier Zuniga Garcia, Pres... Read more

TARA Meets in San Antonio

HAPPY 54th BIRTHDAY MEDICARE/MEDICAID!   On July 30, 1965, in Independence, Missouri,  President Lyndon B. Johnson signed  the Medicare Act of 1965 into law. We are still fighting to keep the benefits these programs provide. TARA chapters around the state will have special pr... Read more

Statewide Meeting Is Thursday

TARA members and retirees who are attending the Texas AFL-CIO Convention at the Hyatt Riverwalk in San Antonio this week on July 25-27 are invited to the TARA Caucus Meeting at 4 pm on Thursday, July 25, after the end of the day's convention activities. We will meet in the Regenc... Read more

Statewide Caucus Coming

The TARA Austin Chapter meets this week. If you live in the area, you will receive a separate email notice. TARA members and retirees who are attending the Texas AFL-CIO Convention at the Hyatt Riverwalk in San Antonio next week on July 25-27 are invited to the TARA Caucus Me... Read more

Houston Meeting Is Next

This week we welcome Byron Williams as a TARA Executive Board Member representing the International Association of Machinists. He is filling the IAM E Board  position long held by the late Billy Robinson. The Houston TARA Chapter meets this week. If you live in this area, ... Read more

Retirees Fight for Voting Rights

We in TARA hope that you and your families have a very Happy 4th of July! All TARA members and retirees who are attending the Texas AFL-CIO Convention in San Antonio on July 25-27 are invited to the TARA Caucus Meeting at 4 pm on Thursday, July 25, after the end of the day's co... Read more

Fight Drug Prices

TARA MEMBERS SAY NO TO HIGH DRUG PRICES! Americans pay the highest prescription prices in the world. As part of an ARA Action Day, detailed below, the TARA Austin chapter recently called their members of Congress during a meeting to demand that they stop Big Pharma greed and fig... Read more

Support Retired Educators!

This week the Fort Worth and Austin TARA Chapers meet. If you live in these areas, you will receive a separate email about the meetings. TARA AND TEXAS AFT PARTNER FOR RETIREE BENEFITS A number of TARA members attended the Texas AFT Convention and Professional Issues Conference... Read more