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• NYSARA Activists meet with Senator Crowley (D) Bronx/Queens on the TPP and Retirement Security

  April 12, 2016: On Monday April 11, 2016 a group of NYSARA activists including NYSARA President Barry Kaufmann, NYSARA Executive Director John Costello and members of the New York City Chapter of NYSARA Doris Welch, Audrey Iszard, Armando Mandes Read More >

• 2/3 of the New York State Congressional Delegation reject the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade bill

  April 03, 2016: Trans Pacific Partnership progress in New York State On March 23, 2016, nineteen (19) members of Congress from New York State, in a bi- partisan action, sent a letter to President Obama stating the reasons that they would vote Read More >

• The New York State Alliance for Retired Americans and its partners complete a very successful 2017 Budget Session

  April 03, 2016: NYSARA and its activists and partners, in the first example of what will become the norm as a 501c4 organization, had an enormously successful budget session. We were successful in conveying the message to legislators as to why ra Read More >

• NYSARA Lobbies Senate Republicans for the $15 Minimum Wage

  March 29, 2016: On the last session day to negotiate an on time budget without the Governor's message of necessity, (March 28, 2016) NYSARA was successful in getting information on why the $15 minimum wage was a senior issue to many of the Republ Read More >

• Founding Convention for the NYS Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund (501c4) April 14, 2016

  March 29, 2016: The founding convention of the newly established New York State Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund will be held on Thursday April 14, 2016 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.  The location will be at the NYSUT Conference cente Read More >

• Central New York Chapter of NYSARA leads on the fight for $15

  March 10, 2016:   Jerry Lotierzo, chairman of the Central New York Fight for $15 Coalition and co-chair of the Central New York Chapter of NYSARA, speaks at a rally on Sunday, March 6, 2016 outside St. Lucy's Church on Gifford Street in S Read More >

• March/April Message from NYS Alliance for Retired Americans President Barry A. Kaufmann

  March 01, 2016: It is the time of year to reflect on the successes of the past and project the actions of the future.  The New York State Alliance for Retired Americans, long the best kept secret in New York State, has begun to take actions that Read More >

• February 19, 2016 Independent Democratic Conference Press Conference

  February 23, 2016: Queens, NY - Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein and State Senator Tony Avella, on Monday February 19, joined leaders from New York's senior organizations across the state, to launch the IDC Seniors First Initiativ Read More >

• NYC Chapter of NYSARA December 16 holiday party

  February 13, 2016: The New York City chapter of the New York State Alliance for Retired Americans held their first annual chapter holiday party on December 16, 2015.  Held at JASA headquarters, this event reintroduced the new leadership of the chap Read More >

• NYSARA joins the New York Campaign for Patient Safety to advocate for the Safe Staffing and Quality Act (A08580-A/S782)

  February 09, 2016: NYSARA President Barry Kaufmann attended a legislative breakfast to begin the advocacy for the Safe Staffing and Quality Act. (A08580-A/S782) NYSARA is among 13 groups to sponsor this initiative.  While seniors are surely not th Read More >