What is the Alliance for Retired Americans?
How is the Alliance different from AARP?
What is the Alliance’s relationship with organized labor?
Why should I become a member of Alliance?
Can I become a member of the Alliance if I am not with a union?
What issues does the Alliance fight for?
What does the Alliance do?
Who belongs to the Alliance?
Are there membership benefits?
Who leads the Alliance for Retired Americans?
What is the Alliance for Retired Americans?
The Alliance for Retired Americans is a nationwide grassroots organization that advocates on behalf of America’s senior. The Alliance has more than 3 million members. Our mission is to advance public policy that protects the health and economic security of older Americans. Our goal is to educate energize and mobilize seniors to make a difference through activism.
How is the Alliance different from AARP?
The Alliance is made up of retirees and senior activists committed to grassroots activism and advancing programs and policies that benefit all older Americans. We are not competition with AARP. We believe the Alliance can be singularly effective on behalf of retired workers by focusing on the issues that most affect them.
What is the Alliance’s
relationship with organized labor?
The Alliance was launch by a national coalition of AFL-CIO affiliated unions and community-based organizations in 2001. We’re proud to be allied with the AFL-CIO and other sponsoring organizations that are dedicated to economic and social justice for all Americans. We support elected officials, regardless of party affiliation, who support our agenda and issues.
Why should I become a member of Alliance?
Working together and voting together is the best way to have a voice in government. If you are concerned about political issues affecting your health and economic security and want to be part of a grassroots political movement, then you should become a member of the Alliance for Retired Americans.
Can I become a member of the
Alliance if I am not with a union?
Anyone who shares our mission to protect the health and economic security of older Americans is welcome to join. For an annual membership fee of $10.00, you can add your voice to the millions who make up the Alliance for Retired Americans. Visit our Website or call us toll-free at 1-888-633-4435.
What issues does the Alliance fight for?
The Alliance fights for: A strengthened Social Security system that will provide guaranteed benefits and protect families for life; health care seniors can depend on through Medicare; and affordable and accessible prescription drugs.
What does the Alliance do?
The Alliance is a voice for retirees and older Americans. Our goal is to educate, energize and mobilize seniors to make a difference through activism.
- A strengthened Social Security system that will provide guaranteed benefits and protect families for life
- Health care seniors can depend on through Medicare
- Affordable and accessible prescription drugs
Who belongs to the Alliance?
A grassroots engine consisting of more than 3 million members-strong powers the Alliance for Retired Americans. Anyone who shares our mission is welcome to join. As a member of the Alliance, you will be part of a movement committed to bringing social and economic justice to our communities and nation. Membership is $10.00 per year.
Are there membership benefits?
Yes. Through the Alliance for Retired Americans, members are eligible for important benefits designed to help stretch retirement dollars – benefits like discounts on dental and vision care, prescription drugs, car rental discounts, a motor club, a mortgage and real estate program and more.
Who leads the Alliance for Retired Americans?
George J. Kourpias, former president of the National Council of Senior Citizens and president emeritus of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, is president of the Alliance. The Alliance is governed by a national executive board that includes representatives of participating unions and community-based groups.
