Alliance for Retired Americans
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The Alliance of Retired Americans brings together retired union members and other senior and community activists, and seeks to engage in "important" political battles to protect and preserve programs vital to the health and economic security of older Americans.[1]
Personnel
Board
As at August 20, 2010, the following served on the board for the organization:[2]
- Barbara Easterling, President
- Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director
- Ruben Burks, Secretary-Treasurer
- Judy Cato, Executive Vice President
- Liz Shuler, Executive Vice President
State Alliances Contacts
Since 2002, several state affiliates have been chartered and more states are coming on board. The following is an alphabetical list of the Alliance's state affiliates.[3]
- Arizona - Doug Hart President
- California - Nan Brasmer President
- Colorado - Vivian Stovall
- Connecticut - Cal Bunnell President
- Florida - Tony Fransetta President
- Georgia - Leonard Tate President
- Hawaii - Al Hamai
- Illinois - Hal Gullett President
- Indiana - Elmer Blankenship President
- Iowa - Don Rowen President
- MCSC-Maine - John Carr President
- Maryland/DC - Bruce Dunton President
- Minnesota - Dan Mikel President
- Missouri - David Meinell President
- Nebraska - Donna McGrath Secretary
- Nevada - Scott Watts President
- New Hampshire - John Mendolusky President
- New Mexico - Emil Shaw President
- New York - Jim Wood President
- North Carolina - John Newman President
- Ohio - Dave Friesner President, Sally Steagall Treasurer
- Oregon - Jerry Morris President
- Pennsylvania - Jean Friday President
- Rhode - John Pernorio President
- South Carolina - Julie Harbin President
- Texas - Annie Banks President
- Vermont - John Bloch President
- Washington - Art Boulton President
- West Virginia - Ernest (Spud) Terry
- Wisconsin - Leon Burzynski President
Affiliated Unions
As at August 20, 2010, the following served on the board for the organization:[4]
- American Federation of Laborers-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
- American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
- American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA)
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
- American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
- Association of Flight Attendants (AFA)
- Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM)
- Communications Workers of America (CWA)
- International Association of Fire Fighters
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)
- International Union of Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)
- IUE-CWA, Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
- Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA)
- Transportation & Communications International Union (TCU)
- Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union ([UNITEHERE!])
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)
- United Steelworkers (USW)
- United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers
References
- ↑ ARA website: Mission Statement (accessed on August 20, 2010)
- ↑ ARA website: Leadership (accessed on August 20, 2010)
- ↑ ARA website: State Alliances (accessed on August 20, 2010)
- ↑ ARA website: Affiliated Unions (accessed on August 20, 2010)
