Category: Pension Security
- 09/24/10 The GOP’s Bizarre and Cynical “Pledge to America” One can only marvel at the extreme cynicism evident in the Republican Party's bizarre 21-page "Pledge to America." The document is only the tip of the iceberg and masks the real agenda of Republican leaders.
- 08/25/10 New Jersey's Pension Fraud Hurts Investors, Taxpayers and Retirees Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission did something it has never done before. It charged the state of New Jersey with fraudulently misleading investors about the health of the state's pension plan
- 08/13/10 Celebrate 75 Years of Social Security This year, over 53 million Americans will receive a benefit they earned and count on from Social Security. For an economy that has failed many, Social Security provides certainty in an uncertain time.
- 07/29/10 Keep Your Hands Off Social Security! Years after George W. Bush’s failed attempts to privatize Social Security, his cohorts are renewing calls for privatization. This time they’re using deficit reduction as an excuse.
- 12/03/09 Wall Street By the Numbers Across the country this holiday season, Main Street is being starved while Ebenezer Scrooge and his Wall Street friends are feasting.
- 10/28/09 Mutual Funds and Overpaid CEOs CNBC's "Street Signs" host Erin Burnett says the numbers take her breath away: mutual funds consistently vote in favor of management proposals that increase executive pay and against shareholder efforts to bring compensation in line with performance.
- 09/21/09 Fed's Say on Pay CEO pay reform remains a key element of the federal government’s financial reform agenda. The Federal Reserve recently announced that the agency will police banks’ pay policies to ensure they do not encourage excessive risk taking.
- 07/13/09 Public Pensions Support Vital Services, Stimulate the Economy Public pensions offer good value for taxpayers. In addition to providing modest but secure retirements for public employees — emergency responders, firefighters, health care workers, teachers, police officers and more.
- 06/17/09 Union Retirees: Big Role in Bringing Change This is the year for passing real health care reform and to begin rebuilding the nation’s middle class by passing laws that give workers a free choice to join a union. And union retirees, will play a big role in bringing about change.
- 01/30/09 Shame on You, Wall Street It’s no mystery. The economy is ailing, working families are fighting hard to make ends meet and this week alone, American companies reported as many as 65,000 job cuts.
