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2016 WIARA Power Lunch

Bill Franks & Mike Pyne

Save Our Social Security Demonstrations

The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans is pleased to announce our Save Social Security actions across Wisconsin this spring. With Social Security under threat from cuts and privatization, wee need to stand up and demand that Social Security be protected, modernized and expanded!

The WIARA has partnered with the American Federation of Government Employees Council 220 to hold demonstrations across Wisconsin. We will be taking action and demonstrating in front of 13 Wisconsin Social Security field offices demanding that Social Security be saved!

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Wisconsin Coalition of Annuitants (WiCOA)

The 2024 WiCOA Annual Convention will be held virtually on May 22 and May 23.  You may register for the event on their website at:

https://www.wicoa.org.

Your representatives to the coalition are Bob Beglinger and Kathy Kreul.

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WIARA

WIARA is working to empower union retirees to act to make retirement beneficial to all.

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POWRS

POWRS is a group of Wisconsin retirees working to assure retirement security for ALL Wisconsin citizens. POWRS:  

    • Advocates to protect the Wisconsin Retirement System (public employee retirement program)
    • Supports secure, defined benefits programs for Wisconsin private sector employees andbusinesses
    • Works to strengthen and protect Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare

Problems with Medicare Advantage

July 27, 2022.  Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging (from WI Association of Retired Americans)

"Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel Tuesday."

https://wisconsin.retiredamericans.org/2022/06/30/government-watchdogs-…


Smears vs. solutions

Randi Weingarten at a Massachusetts high school

Summer is upon us, and parents, children and teachers are winding down from what has been an exhausting and fully operational school year—the first since the devastating pandemic. The long-lasting impact of COVID-19 has affected our students’ and families’ well-being and ignited the politics surrounding public schools. All signs point to the coming school year unfolding with the same sound and fury, and if extremist culture warriors have their way, being even more divisive and stressful.

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