Pensions
Sixteen arrested in W.Va. after 11,000 march on Patriot Coal
April 2, 2013The actions, organized by UMWA, were in support of the union's campaign to save health care for retired miners and win better wages, benefits and working conditions for miners on the job.
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Task force confronts at-risk pensions for 10 million workers
March 29, 2013The 2007-08 financial crisis, spurred by Wall Street's "casino capitalism," still threatens pension plans that affect 10 million workers.
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Saving Texas schools
March 14, 2013About 3,000 school workers and their allies rallied at the Capitol in Austin March 11. Buses came from all over the state.
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Union leader says politics behind attack on public workers
February 19, 2013Attacks have no basis in financial fact, President Harold Schaitberger says. They're part of a larger Wall Street scheme to get its hands on workers' pension money nationwide, he believes.
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Postal workers: Fix USPS the right way!
February 15, 2013Since Congress must start all over again to fix the money troubles at the U.S. Postal Service, it should do so the right way.
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