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New Jersey public pensions battle goes down to the wire

August 5, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg

The pension battle began several years ago when Christie claimed the state not only wouldn't pay its part of the pensions, but couldn't afford to do so.

U.S. Supreme Court upholds N.J. Gov. Christie’s worker pension cuts

March 3, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg

Now, the future of public workers' pensions in New Jersey may well be up to the Garden State's voters.

Teamsters and others fight pension battle over multi-employer fund

February 3, 2016 By Larry Sillanpa

Teamsters are one of the unions under the knife now, but 200 multi-employer pension funds covering 1.5 million American workers could be in jeopardy for a number of reasons.

Portugal: Socialist government takes power with Left support

November 24, 2015 By Emile Schepers

Antonio Luis Santos da Costa of the Socialist Party, forms a government with the support of the Communist, Ecologist (Green) and Left Bloc deputies in the national parliament.

Socialist coalition hands right-wing Portuguese government defeat

November 13, 2015 By Emile Schepers

The unity in Portugal has been made possible by a very evident left turn on the part of the Socialist Party.