Pensions
Union presidents struggle with political strategies
March 14, 2017“There has ‘to be a new paradigm’ or 2018 will be 2016 all over again.”
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University of California workers demand fair wages, retirement plan
February 17, 2017The union charges that the UC administration has engaged in unfair labor practices, including failure to bargain in good faith, stalling talks, interfering in workers’ rights to participate in union activities, and threatening retaliation for participating...
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Illinois state workers win against Rauner’s cuts, temporarily
December 13, 2016The legal back-and-forth is part of the governor’s continuing effort to break Illinois' public employees' union.
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Mine Workers to rally at U.S. Capitol for preserving pensions
August 31, 2016Congress must live up to our nation's 70-year promise to retired miners and their widows.
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Labor Department moves forward on new retirement program
August 30, 2016Social Security was never meant to be the sole source of income and is threatening to become that; we're trying to help senior citizens in the face of consistent Republican opposition.
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