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Blog MENUJoin Us Our Issues Fair Trade Medicaid Medicare Social Security Ken Pease Shares His Medicare Story Mr. Pease joined Senate Democrats on Wednesday and shared his story about how the health care he got thanks to Medicare saved his life. We must save Medicare for current and future retirees. Watch Now Baltimore Council & Choice Annual Night This 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. Where: Lawyer’s Mall - College Ave. at Rowe Boulevard | When: March 21st, 6:00 pm | RSVP: See more events Alliance on Facebook Maryland/DC Alliance For Retired Americans Maryland/DC Alliance For Retired Americans Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 at 1:21pm The MD DC ARA supported DC early childhood educators and children on April 5th as they rallied against Mayor Bowser’s budget just presented that slashed the pay equity fund for workers and other childhood care funds that will impact on CWA workers and others. The budget also is expected to cut 200 positions from public schools and includes other draconian measures that we must fight against. To have a say in this campaign please sign the petition at: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-the-dc-council-we-need-a-budget-that-supports-black-and-brown-educators View on Facebook Maryland/DC Alliance For Retired Americans Thursday, November 16th, 2023 at 11:58am Starbucks workers are calling on customers and allies to stand in solidarity with them on Red Cup Day - the company’s biggest sales day of the year - and demand that Starbucks respect workers’ right to organize a union, and once they have, the right to negotiate for a fair contract without retal... Chevy Chase, DC Red Cup Rebellion Starbucks workers are calling on customers and allies to stand in solidarity with them on Red Cup Day - the company’s biggest sales day of the year - and demand that Starbucks respect workers’ right to organize a union, and once they have, the right to negotiate for a fair contract without retal... 1 View on Facebook Maryland/DC Alliance For Retired Americans Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 at 5:00pm A few more pictures from the MD/DC ARA Biennial Convention on 11/4. And a big thank you to our sponsors - financial and in kind: Union Plus, American Income Life and AFSCME MD Council 3!! + 3 1 4 View on Facebook Maryland/DC Alliance For Retired Americans Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 at 4:32pm Please find the program for the MD/DC ARA Biennial Convention held November 4th in Baltimore. + 1 1 View on Facebook Maryland/DC Alliance For Retired Americans Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 at 3:51pm Thank you to everyone: members, guests, speakers, sponsors, planning committee and more who helped to make the MD/DC ARA Biennial Convention a wonderful success. Held this past Saturday, November 4 at the AFSCME MD Council 3 offices on Bush St in Baltimore. We look forward to growing and working together with labor and community allies to raise the bar for seniors and retired workers who deserve a safe and secure retirement. Congratulations to officers elected: Carol Rosenblatt, Pres,. Daisy Fields, Treas; 1st VP Dick Bissell and Trustees, Josephine Ball, Pam Parker and Don Morris Please find some pictures from the day in this post and others. + 9 2 2 View on Facebook Maryland/DC Alliance For Retired Americans Thursday, October 19th, 2023 at 12:33pm PLEASE NOTE CORRECTED ADDRESS: On November 4th 9AM - 2 PM: Please join MD/DC Alliance for Retired Americans and allies for their Biennial Convention at AFSCME MD Council 3 at their Bush St. offices at 1410 Bush St. Suite A, Baltimore MD. Program includes labor officers, elected officials, senior advocates and music. Continental breakfast and lunch is included. Registration deadline has been extended until October 30th. Please mail your registration of $25 along with form to Daisy Fields. Details on the registration form which you can access here: https://tinyurl.com/2023MDDCRegForm Contact Carol Rosenblatt at president@marylanddcara.org for more information. Hope to see you there! 1 View on Facebook KFF Health News: The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients March 27, 2024: Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in January when she slipped and fell on a patch of black ice. Pain shot through her left knee and ankle. After summoning her husband on her phone, with difficul Read MoreHouse Budget Committee Advances Fiscal Commission” Legislation January 19, 2024: On Thursday, the House Budget Committee approved three pieces of legislation that pave the way for cuts to Social Security and Medicare: the Fiscal Commission Act (H.R. 5779), the Fiscal State of the Nation Act (H.R. 6952), and th Read MoreKFF Health News: America’s Health System Isn’t Ready for the Surge of Seniors With Disabilities January 17, 2024: The number of older adults with disabilities — difficulty with walking, seeing, hearing, memory, cognition, or performing daily tasks such as bathing or using the bathroom — will soar in the decades ahead, as baby boomers ente Read MoreContact Us Maryland/DC Alliance for Retired Americans 815 16th Street, NW 4th Floor Washington, D.C. 20006 202-637-5399Blog Our Issues Join Us Contact Us © 2019. Maryland/DC Alliance for Retired Americans All Rights Reserved Privacy...