Pensions
Government workers march on Capitol Hill
February 13, 2014Hundreds of AFGE members marched on Capitol Hill on Feb. 11 campaigning for national and union causes.
Read morePuerto Rican teachers strike to oppose attack on pensions
January 16, 2014Thousands of elementary and secondary school teachers in Puerto Rico carried out a two day strike to protest a raid on their pension plans.
Read moreDetroit bankruptcy: Revenue, not spending, the problem
December 3, 2013The ruling concerns the 23,500 retired city workers collecting pension benefits.
Read moreOhio voters make progressive shift
November 25, 2013Voters in Cincinnati, Ohio, by huge margin, turned down a tea party initiative that would've wiped out public worker's pensions in that city.
Read moreLibrarian: With Emanuel’s pension plan “…I got two feet in the grave”
November 4, 2013Residents testified mainly on the impact of cuts to mental health clinics, public worker retiree health care and education.
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