Pensions – Page 17 – People's World

Task force confronts at-risk pensions for 10 million workers

March 29, 2013 By Press Associates

The 2007-08 financial crisis, spurred by Wall Street's "casino capitalism," still threatens pension plans that affect 10 million workers.

Saving Texas schools

March 14, 2013

About 3,000 school workers and their allies rallied at the Capitol in Austin March 11. Buses came from all over the state.

Union leader says politics behind attack on public workers

February 19, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Attacks 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.

Postal workers: Fix USPS the right way!

February 15, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Since Congress must start all over again to fix the money troubles at the U.S. Postal Service, it should do so the right way.

Miners arrested in protest against coal company

January 29, 2013 By Tony Pecinovsky

The nation's largest coal companies created the spin-off company, Patriot Coal, in a scheme to rob thousands of union members and beneficiaries of their pensions and health care benefits.