The NYSARA Educational Foundation just completed a very successful founding convention. As a 501 (c) 4 organization we will be much more able to advocate for the needs of our members and to influence the discussion. We will have the opportunity, as never before, to educate our me... Read more
The Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act calls on hospitals to maintain a reasonable ratio of nurses to patients, ensuring better care and saving lives. That is why the New York State Alliance for Retired Americans is one of 13 organizations that are collaborating to get this law p... Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Thursday April 14, 2016 the founding convention of the New York State Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund Inc., a new 501 c (4) organization was held at NYSUT headquarters in Latham, NY. The convention attendees were welcomed by... Read more
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 and Marvin Goodman met with Congressman Joseph Cro... Read more
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 against the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) if it ... Read more
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 raising the minimum wage ultimately to $15 and paid ... Read more
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 Republican Senators before they conferenced for the 7th ... Read more
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 center at 800 Troy Schenectady Road in Latham, NY. Re... Read more
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 Syracuse, about the difficulties low-wage workers h... Read more