May 03, 2012

Texans Help with Southern Regional Conference of ARA

Texas had one of the largest delegations, after the gigantic Florida group, in Orlando for the Southern Regional Conference of the Alliance for Retired Americans. Pictured are Emmett Sheppard, Marty Alvarado, Carol Yontz, Gene Lantz, Linda Chavez-...
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May 03, 2012

Texans Take Leadership Roles in National Alliance

National Alliance for Retired Americans leaders in the photo are Executive Director Ed Coyle, At-Large Executive Board Member Marty Alvarado of Dallas, District Director Emmett Sheppard of Austin, and Financial Secretary Reuben Burks. Sheppard was...
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May 03, 2012

Texan Linda Chavez Thompson Addresses Southern Regional Conference of ARA

Linda Chavez-Thompson of San Antonio, the woman who broke the gender barrier in the top leadership of the American union movement, "wowed the crowd" when she spoke to the Southern Regional Conference of the Alliance for Retired Americans at Orland...
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April 29, 2012

"Thanks, Retirees!" Say Texas Workers

The DFW Chapter of the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans joined with the United Auto Workers North Texas Retiree Council to offer solidarity and assistance to four unions who are fighting hard for their active and retired members. International...
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April 29, 2012

Brenda Warner Takes Another Leadership Role

On his last day as Treasurer of the United Auto Workers North Texas Retiree Council, Fred Milholland was proud to announce that the books were in perfect balance and the Cash On Hand was exactly what it had been eleven years earlier, when he took ...
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April 28, 2012

Retiree James Holbrook Honored Through Action

Most North Texas activists really liked James Holbrook and were grieved to hear of his recent death. Whether anyone liked him or not, though, they had to admit that he threw his heart and soul into political activity. That is why the principal off...
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April 25, 2012

Are Seniors Being Threatened?

Sister Clara Faulkner has uncovered what may be a very serious attack against the rights of seniors to have their own opinions and express them in politics. Clara is a former United Auto Workers Local Union President. Since retiring, she has becom...
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April 23, 2012

Solidarity with American Airlines Employees!~

TARA Vice President Lewis Fulbright (pictured) has plenty of worries with his own union, the American Postal Workers Union, because of threatened cuts. Nevertheless, he took the time to drive to DFW Airport on April 23 to show solidarity with Amer...
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April 20, 2012

Defend Pensions for Public Employees

If you are attending your party's county/district convention, please consider offering this resolution. This affects all public employees in Texas. --Elaine Jones, Treasurer Texas Alliance for Retired Americans (at left in photo with Linda Chav...
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April 19, 2012

I Already Voted

On April 19, more than a month before the May 29th Texas primary election, I put my ballot in the mail! If I had wanted to, I could have left the ballot laying around my house for a month before sending it in. If I had needed to, I could have cal...
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