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• NYSARA participates in December 17th press conference to urge Governor Cuomo to support paid family leave in his upcoming budget

  December 17, 2015: AARP New York Capital District Labor Religion Coalition Catholic Charities’ Commission on Peace and Justice Citizen Action of New York Early Care & Learning Council Labor Religion Coalition of New York State Read More >

• Why NYSARA Opposes the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Deal Now Before Congress

  December 05, 2015: 1. Loss of Jobs, lower wages The TPP is a bad deal for American workers. Like NAFTA, CAFTA and the WTO agreements, the TPP will continue our race to the bottom by giving trading partners greater ability to compete for American Read More >

• Add to your New Year’s Resolutions Anti TPP Rally January 12, 2016 Noon

  December 01, 2015: When:Tuesday January 12, 2016 at Noon. Where:  Leo O'Brien Federal Building  1 Clinton Square, Albany, NY Timed to coincide with the President's State of the Union address where he will promote the Trans Pacific Partnershi Read More >

• Central New York Chapter of the NYS Alliance for Retired Americans take part in an anti TPP rally

  November 24, 2015: The Central New York Chapter of NYSARA co-sponsored a rally against the TPP November 21, 2015.  The event had 40 people and lots of press (great TV coverage) participate.  Gerald Lotierzo, Co-President of the Central New York Read More >

• Capital District Chapter of NYSARA meeting November 19, 2015

  November 20, 2015: Thirty people attended the Capital District Chapter of the New York State Alliance for Retired Americans workshop. Information was shared on the dangers of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal on drug prices and on programs th Read More >

• The ARA and protection of Agency Fee for Public Unions

  November 18, 2015: The Alliance for Retired Americans signed onto a friend of the court brief filed on November 13 by the National Women’s Law Center and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights in support of public sector collective bargaining r Read More >

• How does the budget agreement affect Medicare beneficiaries?

  November 14, 2015: Beneficiaries who are held harmless – current Medicare beneficiaries who are receiving Social Security, are not on Medicaid and are not high income – will continue to pay $104.90. The budget agreement reduced Medicare Part B p Read More >

• NYSARA Joins the Fight for 15

  November 12, 2015: On November 10th the New York State Alliance for Retired Americans joined a coalition to lobby the New York State Legislature to raise New York's minimum wage to a living wage of $15. Some may ask why a group of "retired" persons Read More >

• November/December President’s Message from NYS Alliance for Retired Americans President Barry A. Kaufmann

  November 08, 2015: We have had a very eventful several weeks. Our issues have been in the forefront of discussion on the national stage and the next few months promise to continue the discussion of drug pricing through the TPP, systemic fixes to ad Read More >

• TPP Text Proves Seniors Have Been Right to Worry About Higher Prescription Drug Prices

  November 05, 2015: The following statement was issued today by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, following the Obama Administration’s release of the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. Read More >