12/09/09

UAW seniors lead health care protest against Kentucky senator

UAW retirees were among the many protesters at Sen. Mitch McConnell's Paducah, Ky., office.

12/02/09

Welcome to the UAW retiree section

11/10/09

Blue Cross Blue Shield launches its online National Retiree Service Department (NRS)

11/10/09

Honoring a lifetime of activism

 When Charles Sheppard went to work for Chrysler in 1964 he began a long career as a trade unionist.

12/31/07

Wheelchair: No obstacle for retirees' political action

 Even though they are wheelchair users, Local 863 retiree Albina Poore and Local 674 retiree Phyllis Williams not only voted, but went door to door campaigning for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear last fall.

12/31/07

UAW retirees in Kentucky come through for kids

  Amid the rows of bicycles, bags of donated food, toys and other items were UAW retirees in Kentucky helping to make the recent holiday season a memorable one for needy children and families.

12/31/07

Retiree helps physically and mentally challenged kids fish

 Patrick Ventimiglia and his friends helped more than 600 physically and mentally challenged children participate in a fishing derby earlier this year.

12/31/07

UAW retiree bags 450-pound elk

 Beverly Cornel, a retiree from Local 362 in Flint, Mich., proved a sure shot when she bagged an Elk while hunting with her son and grandson.

12/01/07

Blankenship honored for service to older Americans

Former UAW Region 3 Assistant Director Elmer Blankenship, right, receives the Alliance for Retired Americans President’s Award for public service from George J. Kourpias, president of the Alliance, at the group’s national legislative meeting in Washington on Sept. 6. BILL BURKE / PAGE ONE PHOTOGRAPHY INC.

09/01/07

Trained for disaster

Community Emergency Response Team Training includes classroom instruction and mock disaster drills.