Regional News

• Long Island Chapter Forum on the Mid Term Elections A Success

  October 29, 2018: Congressman Suozzi (D) CD # 3, and Long Island Chapter of NYSARA members at 10/26 Forum On Friday October 26 the Long Island Chapter on NYSARA ran its fall symposium - Mid term election choices for Congress.  All candidates for Congressional ...Read more >

• Capital District Chapter Hosts 83rd Birthday Celebration of Social Security Featuring a discussion of the program by Congressman Tonko

  August 19, 2018: NYSARA Executive Director Stephen Madarasz, Capital Region Chapter President Karen Wojcik-Hess, Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY20 CD), Linda Mertz of the University at Albany School of Public Welfare, and NYSARA activist Pat Lavin. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY...Read more >

• NYC Chapter of NYSARA Celebration of Social Security’s 83rd

  August 19, 2018: Save Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid! That was the mantra at a recent meeting held at UFT headquarters on Thursday, August 9, 2018 and organized   by some of NYSARA's allies including Metro NY Healthcare for all, the UFT and Statewide Seni...Read more >

• Central New York Chapter of NYSARA Welcomes Comptroller Dinapoli and NYSARA Executive Director Madarasz to Meeting

  May 15, 2018: Meeting New York State Comptroller Tom Dinapoli was a special guest at the NYSARA Central New York chapter's monthly  meeting in Syracuse, offering perspective on the importance of improving retirement security for all New Yorkers, the st...Read more >

• NYC Chapter of NYSARA at the UFT for ARA President Roach

  December 18, 2017: Pictured left to right: Armando Mandes, Vice President NYC Chapter, Debra Penny, Teacher Member, TRS, Marvin Goodman, chapter exec board Robert Roach, President ARA, Doris Welch, Chapter President and Jay Cee Holden, chapter treasurer The UFT Retire...Read more >

• NYC Chapter of NYSARA attends Trump Tower protest over Republican tax plan

  November 26, 2017:   Mayor Bill de Blasio held a press conference in front of Trump Plaza Tuesday November 21st to bring attention to what's at stake for older adults with the Trump's Tax Plan. Standing with other democratic officials, labor organizations a...Read more >

• NYC Chapter of NYSARA Labor Day Parade Participation

  August 02, 2017: This annual event highlighting the importance of labor unions in creating and maintaining the american dream. The NYC Chapter of NYSARA marches in this parade sponsored by the NYC Central Labor Council.. The NYC chapter of NYSARA will lead the parad...Read more >

• NYC Chapter of NYSARA Sponsors First Annual Free Senior Resource Fair June 28, 2017

  July 03, 2017: On Wednesday June 28th at TWU Local 100 headquarters the first annual senior resource fair was held. The five hour event drew over 100 people to see exhibitors from a variety of organizations and unions that offer senior services. Workshops on the Ne...Read more >

• “Building Bridges Across the Generation Gap” A Forum Sponsored by the NYC Chapter of NYSARA

  June 06, 2017: On a recent Friday evening, a group of academics and activists were hoping wine, cheese, music and discussion of their common ground might help to clamp down on some of that tit for tat. The event, called Building Bridges Across the Generation Gap, o...Read more >

• Long Island Chapter hosts forum on healthcare and the Constitutional Convention

  May 01, 2017: The Long Island Chapter of NYSARA held a two hour forum on health care and the NYS Constitutional Convention on Friday April 28, 2017. The fifty (50) activists in attendance were presented with the reasons for and the practicalities of a single payer...Read more >