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• What’s Our Strategy?

  May 17, 2016: What's Our Strategy? Here are some ideas to start a statewide discussion on our strategy for building a statewide grassroots movement of organizations within Texas that represents retired union members, their families, and other senior community a...Read more >

• Democracy Under Siege in Texas

  May 06, 2016: Retirees Join Democracy Forum Labor leaders met with the Lone Star Project on May 5 in Grand Prairie on the topic of democracy in Texas. As usual, a good number of the participants were active in the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans. National ...Read more >

• Medicaid Expansion Still Necessary

  May 04, 2016: For immediate release May 5, 2016 Federal Medicaid Extension not a long term solution for Texans For information contact Gene Lantz 214-942-4236, labordallas@sbcglobal.net Medicaid expansion was ignored. Texas officials and Hospital administ...Read more >

• Democracy is Critical for Texas Retirees

  May 02, 2016: Democracy was the issue on May 1st when President Glenn Scott and Austin retiree activists attended their "Democracy Awakening" rally. Texas Alliance members Yolanda Delgado, Marie Drummond, Joe and Lynne Lam, and Barbara Fetonte were Austin Chapter...Read more >

• We Remember Our Workers!

  April 30, 2016: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Texas has more workplace deaths than any other state. The number of injuries are also not accurately documented for many reasons, including failure of employers and insurance companies to even report a...Read more >

• Workplace Injuries Still Plague Retirees

  April 30, 2016: [caption id="attachment_1743" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Retirees suffering long-term workplace injuries spoke on KNON radio[/caption] Workplace injuries plague us long after we have retired. Three retirees from the Dallas Independent School...Read more >

• Austin Activists Celebrate Earth Day

  April 24, 2016: Texas AFL-CIO President John Patrick welcomed Austin TARA-EF members to their recent meeting and praised their advocacy work. To celebrate Earth Day, they heard from environmentalist Chris Searles on solutions to the climate crisis. Chapter Presi...Read more >

• Fallen Workers Remembered

  April 23, 2016: Every April 28, America remembers fallen workers who have been killed or injured on the job during the previous year. Unfortunately, there are a lot of them. Workers Memorial Day events are being held in several Texas cities. These include:   ...Read more >

• Retirees Are Meeting

  April 21, 2016: In Texas, retirees are meeting everywhere. In almost any church, there is a group of predominantly retirees meeting. Drop by the Dairy Queen or McDonald's in small Texas towns during mornings, and you'll find retirees meeting over coffee. The Texas A...Read more >

• Grow With Houston TARA!

  April 20, 2016: The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans is growing! Thanks to members of HFT, APWU, CWA, AFSCME, SOAR (USW), IAM-CW and the Community who aided this growth. They recently met at the Ceole Speight House of Labor with TARA-EF Field Organizer Judy Brya...Read more >