SOAR in Action Newsletters
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5 February 2013
SOAR in Action - Winter 2013 (en)
In this edition: Will The New Congress Save Social Security, Medicare And Medicaid, Or Cut Benefits?, Playing Defense–Again, Fraud Prevention You Can Protect Yourself, Support Global Social Justice Through the Stephen Lewis Foundation, Proposed COLA Changes Will Hurt Seniors, Key Seniors Programs Remain at Risk in D.C.
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1 October 2012
SOAR in Action - Fall 2012
In this edition: OBAMACARE - What would you give up? Enough is Enough! Where the Candidates Stand on Issues Important to Retired Americans. 25,000 Marchers Celebrate Labour Day in Toronto. Choose to End Income Insecurity and Inequality. District 13 Members Conduct Funeral for Justice and Fairness. Stop Scaring Seniors!
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27 July 2012
SOAR in Action - Summer 2012
In this edition: A Great Day for All Americans, SOAR Executive Board Endorses Barack Obama for a Second Term, The Affordable Care Act: Secure Health Coverage for All Americans, Union Retirees Discuss Key Issues With Official Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair, First SOAR Chapter in Canada Celebrates 25 Years of Activism
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30 April 2012
SOAR in Action - Spring 2012
In this edition: Voter Suppression, Radical Republican Budget Plan Will Destroy Medicare, Guelph Member of Parliament Congratulates New SOAR Chapter, Jack Munro awarded Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
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23 January 2012
SOAR in Action - Winter 2012
Highlights: SOAR Fights Anti-Worker Legislation In Indiana, Ohio SOAR Holds 16th Annual District Conference, SOAR Delegates from Across Canada Attend the Congress of Union Retirees of Canada Convention, SOAR Member William F. Scandlan Receives First Lynn R. Williams Award, USW District 9 Develops a New Plan to Build SOAR
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16 September 2011
SOAR in Action - Summer 2011
Highlights: 10th International SOAR Conference, USW and SOAR Members Lobby Illinois State House, Canada Mourns Jack Layton, Will the Pending Free Trade Agreement Affect Your Retirement?, Income Inequality & Tax Fairness, Congress Considering Cuts to Social Security and Medicare
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12 May 2011
SOAR in Action - Spring 2011
Highlights: SOAR Activists Fight For The Middle Class, USW Sault St. Marie Retirees Get Computer Savvy Thanks To SOAR Chapter 6-17, The People Vs. U.S. Steel Hamilton Day Of Action, Retired From The Job Not From Life, Don’t Balance Budgets On Our Backs!, The Labor Movement: The Folks Who Brought You Retirement
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10 March 2011
SOAR in Action - Winter 2011
Highlights: Here We Go Again, Longtime SOAR Activist Recognized, AAM Announces Blueprint for the Revitalization of American Manufacturing, The Strike of 1946 and the Lockout of 2011, Honouring a Social Justice and Labour Champion, What Retirees Should Watch for in 2011, Get Ready To Protect Your Retirement!
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28 October 2010
SOAR in Action - Fall 2010
SOAR Turns Out For One Nation Rally, OHIO SOAR Holds District Conference, SOAR Attends District10 Legislative Conference, Arizona SOAR Chapter 39-8 Holds Thank You Event for Congressman Raul Grijalva, SOAR Chapter 10 Cooks Up Support for ECP Strikers, Better Public Pensions for Canadians, Social Security May Face Big Changes, Elections, Money and Promises
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10 August 2010
SOAR in Action - Summer 2010
Keep Your Eyes on Social Security, Health Care Reform is Good for Seniors, USWand SOAR Members Lobby Indiana and Illinois State Houses, SOAR Canada Conference, Small Victories in Public Pensions for Canadian, Rapid Response Takes On The Economic Crisis, Health Care Reform Works
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13 May 2010
SOAR in Action - Spring 2010
Time to Reflect -Time to Celebrate, Building Retiree Power, Canadian National SOAR Conference, Social Security Age Seventy-five and Looking Good, SOAR Chapter President Honored
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5 February 2010
SOAR in Action - Winter 2010
Keep your eye on Social Security and Medicare, SOAR Fights to Save Braddock Hospital, SOAR Members Voice their Support, Ohio SOAR Charts Activist Course, SOAR Chapters Give Back to Their Communities, New Chapter Presented Charter in District 8, Prime Minister Harper, Get Back to Work, SOAR Gives $500 to Regina Food Bank
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28 October 2009
SOAR in Action - Fall 2009
Highlights: Ohio Demands “Health Care Now”, Private Insurers Should Not be Allowed to Use Mailings to Mislead Seniors about Health Care Reform, SOAR Charters New Chapter in District13, Little-Known Benefit Aids Wartime Veterans And Their Spouses, Obama Proposes an Extra One-time Payment to Social Security Recipients, Vale-Inco Holding Canadian Pensioners Hostage, SOAR Activists Recognized for Good Work With Labour Volunteer Awards, The 2010 Census, Governors’ Races and Congressional Re-districting, Retirees Can Win in Health Reform
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6 August 2009
SOAR in Action - Summer 2009
Highlights: Thousands Rally, Say “We Can’t Wait for Health Care Reform”, SOAR Chapter 8-1 Received Special Recognition at Chapter’s Annual Party, Health Care Reform Now!, Calling All Former Baie Verte Asbestos Miners and Families, Pensions at Risk, AAM and USW Partner on Auto Supply Bus Tour/Teach-In, Alliance for Retired Americans Holds Legislative Conference, Retirees Must Speak Up in Health Care Debate
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2 June 2009
SOAR in Action - Spring 2009
Highlights: USW and SOAR Members Lobby Indiana State Representatives, SOAR Leaders Demand Workers’ Right to Join the Union, SOAR Chapter President’s Discovery Sparks Rally, The Recession Won’t Bankrupt Social Security, Traveling Through British Columbia with Jack Munro for SOAR, SOAR Calls for Workers’ Pension Protection, Steel Town Fights Back SOAR was There, Health Care for All, Buy American: Let’s Get Our Nation Back to Work!, Future of Retirement at Stake in Health Care Debate
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2 March 2009
SOAR in Action - Winter 2009
Highlights: It’s Time For Congress to Unshackle Unions, SOAR Chapter Sponsors Blood Drive, SOAR Leaders Keep Hope Alive, 2009: The Year We Fix Our Health Care Mess, Protect Pensions for Canadian Workers and Retirees, SOAR Chapter 10 Coffee Can Donations Yield $372 for the Community, Claude Gravelle: Parliamentarian and SOAR Chapter 2 Member, SOAR Activist Vince Maloney Recalls His NDP Political, Campaign Roots, Canadians Invade U.S. Presidential Election 2008, What’s Going on with the Economy?
- 7 November 2008 SOAR in Action - Fall 2008
- 7 August 2008 SOAR in Action - Labour Day 2008
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1 July 2008
SOAR in Action - Summer 2008
Highlights Obama, Clinton Vow to “Get Tough With China” and Enforce Trade Laws at Manufacturing Forum in Pittsburgh Fairless Works Rededicates Workers’ Memorial Alliance for Retired Americans Holds Regional Conferences Democratic Superdelegate New Democratic Party MP Chris Charlton Keeps up the Pressure on Tory Government to Fix the Cost of Living Error