Erie-Niagara County Alliance for Retired Americans Erie-Niagara County Alliance for Retired Americans Bob McCleery, President
(Retired Member/UAW Local 774)
Email: rmcc356@yahoo.com Stephen Muscarella, President
NYS PEF Retirees
Email: sjmuskie@roadrunner.com

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With more than 500,000 retired Union Members living across New York State today, including more than 100,000 in its representational district across Western New York, WNYLaborToday.com is proud to be working with representatives of the Erie-Niagara County Alliance of Retired Americans (ENCARA) in order to provide Union Retirees with a variety of news and information they need.

Here in Western New York, ENCARA serves as the base for providing Union retirees a voice that can be heard. Bob McCleery, a retired member of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 774 serves as the group’s president, while Stephen Muscarella serves as President/State Public Employees Federation (PEF) Retirees.

For more information on the Erie-Niagara County Alliance of Retired Americans and how you can get involved here in Western New York, contact either ENCARA President Bob McCleery at rmcc356@yahoo.com or Stephen Muscarella at sjmuskie@roadrunner.com.

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Union Retiree News From The Alliance For Retired Americans: Alliance Members Set To Celebrate Medicare's 45th Birthday & Social Security Gets Ready To Turn 75

Published Monday, July 26, 2010
Alliance Members to Celebrate Medicare's 45th Birthday & Social Security Turns 75 On July 30th, the federal Medicare program turns 45 and Alliance For Retired Americans members will be celebrating the occasion with events all across the country. The events will serve to remind lawmakers and the general public how important and efficient the Medicare more»

Atlanta Coalition Fights Home Foreclosures: National AFL-CIO Condemns Big Banks' Role In Crisis & Highlights Possible Fixes, During Hearing & Rally - Participants Demand Wells Fargo/Wachovia Help Struggling Homeowners

Published Thursday, July 22, 2010
(ATLANTA) – Atlanta-area residents facing foreclosure joined an array of community groups, clergy, the National AFL-CIO, the Alliance for Retired Americans and government leaders today to demand big banks like Wells Fargo/ Wachovia reform their policies and protect homeowners currently facing foreclosure. At a hearing that was sponsored by the Atlanta more»

Union Retiree News From The Alliance For Retired Americans: “Balancing The National Budget On Seniors Is Not The Solution” & Ohio Alliance Supports Delphi Workers

Published Monday, July 19, 2010
New Study From National Fiscal Officials Concerns Seniors The co-chairmen of President Barack Obama's fiscal commission have offered an ominous assessment of the Nation's economic future, calling current budgetary trends a "cancer" that will destroy the country from within unless checked by tough actions in Washington. The two leaders - Alan Simpson and more»

Union Retiree News From The Alliance For Retired Americans: Social Security: House Minority Leader Raises Renewed Privatization Fears & President Obama Fills Key Position At U.S. Department Of Health & Human Services

Published Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Social Security: House Minority Leader Raises Renewed Privatization Fears House Minority Leader John Boehner (Republican-Ohio) says he’s unsure whether the Republican Party will revive their 2005 movement to privatize Social Security. Recently, U.S. Representative Paul Ryan (Republican-Wisconsin) - a member of the president's Fiscal Commission on more»

Union Retiree News From The Alliance Of Retired Americans: Congress Delivers President Obama a “Doc Fix” Bill & A Number Of States – Including New York - Are Cutting Pension Costs In A Variety Of Ways, Which Hurt Retirees

Published Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Congress Delivers President Obama A "Doc Fix" Bill After realizing that combining the "Doc Fix" provision with a Jobs Creation Package was not politically feasible, House Democrats promptly passed a six-month solution to the on-going cuts in Medicare reimbursement rates to physicians. The temporary fix passed the House last week by a vote of 415-to-1. more»

Union Retiree News From The Alliance For Retired Americans: Senior Issues Take Center Stage In Nevada Senate Race & “Doc Fix” Stalled in Congress As Some Medicare Patients Start Losing Their Doctors

Published Sunday, June 20, 2010
Senior Issues Take Center Stage In Nevada Senate Race Nevada Alliance members rushed to Republican/Tea Party Senate candidate Sharron Angle's office to protest her position on privatizing Social Security. "She's extreme. She's dangerous," said NARA President Scott Watts. Her opponent is Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Democrat). Watts called more»

Congresswoman Louise Slaughter Says Health Care Reform Is Immediately Benefiting Seniors

Published Sunday, June 13, 2010
(WASHINGTON) - U.S. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (New York-28th District) is hailing the beginning of the end of the burdensome prescription drug coverage gap known as the "donut hole" following the issuance of $250 checks to qualified seniors. These checks will continue to be mailed out in the coming months to help millions of seniors Nationwide as they more»

Union Retiree News From the Alliance For Retired Americans: Alliance Members Ask President Obama Health Care Questions & The Senate Needs To Address The “Doc Fix”

Published Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Alliance Members Get Opportunity To Ask President Obama Health Care Questions Today (Tuesday, June 8th), members of the Alliance For Retired Americans are asking President Obama their Health Care questions - by telephone. A few members of the Alliance are attending the event, which includes information on benefits for seniors under the new Health Care Law more»

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