You're right! The union movement has been trying to organize Texas retirees since the 1960s because we need them.
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Why write off a big segment of the population when you might get them on your side? Click here to Go back and try another answer.
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2d: YOU'RE RIGHT! The Texas Secretary of State web site shows over 3.1 million voters in Texas are over 65.
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3a: Actually, recent elections have shown that the younger a voter is, the less likely he/she is to vote!
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3b: Actually, recent elections have shown that the younger a voter is, the less likely he/she is to vote!
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3c: YOU'RE RIGHT! Recent elections show that the "over 65" demographic votes in the highest percentages! The difference between young and old voter turnout is very dramatic, especially in low-profile elections.
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4d: YOU'RE RIGHT. The last figures given us by the Alliance for Retired Americans in Washington DC said that 104,000 Texas union retirees were signed up by their international unions
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5a: There is a sharp difference between the way most seniors vote and the way that union retirees vote.
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5b: YOU'RE RIGHT! In the 2014 elections, the "over 65" demographic in Texas voted 71% Republican.
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5c: It's been a lot of elections since Texas seniors voted Democratic.
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6a: Union retirees are much better voters than the rest of the "over 65" demographic!
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6b: Retirees have usually been through a little more than younger members, and they have had more information and training. Click here to Go back and try another answer.
6c: YOU'RE RIGHT! Union retirees vote as well or better than younger union members. These are the facts that underly the AFL-CIO decision to go all-out to organize union and non-union retirees. Click here to Move right on to the next question.
7a: YOU'RE RIGHT! What works for the union retirees will work for all retirees. Once a person is retired, their interests are the same as other retirees: pensions, health care, and Social Security. Click here to go to the last question.
7b: Seniors are people, not mushrooms. People need light and good informatin. Mushrooms need dark and manure. Click here to try another answer
7c: Unfortunately, non-union retirees generally vote against their own interests and against the interests of working families. Click here to try another answer
8a,b,c,d,e,: YOU'RE RIGHT! The Texas Aliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund uses every possible means to educate and mobilize our seniors in the fight for the rights of working families. Thanks for looking at the facts on organizing Texas retirees. Click here Return to the questions for the next person
