Donald Trump continues to Make Coal Great Again. Joe Brown worked for more than 30 years as a roof bolter at the Federal #2 Mine in Marion County. Installing roof supports is one of the most hazardous jobs in coal mining, essential to the safety...
pensions
Now that Easter is over, we no longer have to see the single worst candy in human history. That is of course Peeps. Now, I understand that candy corn and.
The working class of course. In this case, the pensions of Teamsters' members: Like many pension plans, the Teamsters fund was hurt badly by the steep market decline of 2008..
Above: Boeing CEO Jim McNerney Boeing CEO Jim McNerney is retiring next year. His pension: $3.9 million per year for the next 15 years. Jim McNerney is the same person who used the threat of capital mobility to force the International Association of Machinists-represented workers...
This story about how the Bricklayers union offered a real compromise on their pensions only to have it completely rejected by management is incredibly depressing. Basically, there was a moment.
Matt Taibbi has a comprehensive takedown on of how Wall Street has combined with irresponsible state politicians to steal public workers' pensions. It's the latest iteration of the Wall Street.
The most depressing local story in my time in Rhode Island is the state government move to slash pension for state workers. A bipartisan effort, led by Governor Lincoln Chaffee but with significant help from the majority of Democrats in the legislature, has decimated pensions....