The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans statewide meeting is set for 4-6PM on Friday, June 23 in room 335A of the Hilton Americas Houston Hotel, 1600 Lamar Street in Houston 77010. We Have a Lot to Talk About [caption id="attachment_2194" align="aligncenter" width="719"] Rose ... Read more
The following was submitted by our Texas Alliance Secretary, Tony Padilla: Tony Padilla Activity Report TCU-IAM Legislative Conference May 7-11, 2017 Tony Padilla, Secretary of the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans joined IAMAW Machinist IP Bob Martinez and other groups ... Read more
As the Fort Worth retiree chapter meeting nears, even more opportunities for seniors have come up. We're calling right now for pension justice, and we're planning a rally on May 24th. Chapter President Jim Rivers writes: "Even thought they held an obscenely gleeful public p... Read more
National Alliance for Retired Americans called for protests of the Republican Health Care law on May 12, 2017. Texans joined in. Organizer Judy Bryant set up our action for 10 AM at Congressman Pete Sessions' Dallas office. When she learned that one of the several groups o... Read more
Texas organizer Judy Bryant spoke to the monthly luncheon of UAW Local 848 on May 11, 2017. [caption id="attachment_2173" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Judy Bryant at UAW 848[/caption] Her topic, of course, was the health care crisis brought on by the Republican House of... Read more
Next-day election results show that Philip Kingston, the candidate endorsed by the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, defeated two opponents with 55% of the total vote in Dallas City Council District 14. Kingston has stood up for Texas retirees, and we stood up for him.... Read more
All over Texas, our members fought the health care battle in the U.S. House right up to the moment we heard they had passed it. Click here to join the fight! [caption id="attachment_2161" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Dallas President George Nolan calling Congress[/capti... Read more
How would you like to pay five times as much for insurance as younger people? What about losing your pension or having your Social Security Cut? Right now, Congress is deliberating all those things. We need to organize retirees to fight back! I'm starting a digital organizin... Read more
The AFL-CIO in Texas has the retirees' backs -- and we have theirs! To save pensions, we're urging everyone to go to Austin for the State Employees Lobby Day April 12. Bus rides to Austin cost $15. Click here to buy yours! A lot of really bad things for retirees and our fa... Read more