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Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Speech

  President's Last State of the Union Speech has Strong Implications for Social Security, Medicare and Pensions Retirees Remain Apprehensive about Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Robert Roach, Jr., President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Pres... Read more

Maryland/DC ARA Holds Anti-TPP rally at the Baltimore World Trade Center

In keeping with the national campaign of the ARA, the AFL-CIO and the “Coalition For Better Trade”, we sponsored two rallies on Jan. 12, 2016, one in Baltimore and one in Washington, D.C. A dozen MD/DC ARA Board members, members of union and CAN affiliates, members of Vete... Read more

Baltimore Council & Choice Annual Night

The event provides an excellent opportunity for labor and elected officials to exchange ideas. We need you, your co-union members, family and friends to make this a success. Be sure to wear your union jackets, shirts and hats.... Read more

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End of Life: Medicare Will Cover Discussions

A September 2015 Kaiser study showed that 89% of Americans surveyed support the idea that doctors should have end of life discussions with their patients. Further, 81% also believed that Medicare should cover those discussions. When Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services o... Read more

The Maryland and District of Columbia Alliance for Retired Americans Bi-Annual Convention

Maryland and District of Columbia Alliance for Retired Americans 200-300 words The Maryland and District of Columbia Alliance for Retired Americans held it’s biennial convention on Oct. 31, 2015 from 9:00 AM to Noon at the Washington Court Hotel near Union Station in Washing... Read more

MD/DC Alliance for Retired Americans Forms Human Chain at Social Security Headquarters to Protest the Chained CPI Social Security Cut

For Immediate Release, July 2, 2013 Contact: Frank Stella, 240/893-7120; mddcara@nlc.edu Baltimore, MD--On Tuesday July 2nd, the Alliance for Retired Americans sponsored a National Day of Action which focused specifically on opposing the Chained CPI, which would cut Social Se... Read more