Showing posts with label Pension. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pension. Show all posts

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Retirees Rally at the Capitol, Protesting Pension Cuts

Retirees Rally at the Capitol, Protesting Pension Cuts


A little-noticed provision of a bill passed in 2014 will mean deep reductions for about 400,000, many of them members of the Teamsters union.










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Monday, December 14, 2015

Chicago Teachers Union Approves Call to Strike as Pension Talks Stall

Chicago Teachers Union Approves Call to Strike as Pension Talks Stall


This could mean the union’s second walkout in three years after negotiations over teacher contracts have stalled over disagreements over pension, salaries and standardized testing.


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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Bombardier to Get $1.5 Billion From Quebec Pension Fund

Bombardier to Get .5 Billion From Quebec Pension Fund


The Quebec fund will buy a one-third stake in Bombardier’s rail unit as it tries to compete with major airliners in its aerospace division.










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Bombardier to Get $1.5 Billion From Quebec Pension Fund

Bombardier to Get .5 Billion From Quebec Pension Fund


The Quebec fund will buy a one-third stake in Bombardier’s rail unit as it tries to compete with major airliners in its aerospace division.


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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Teamsters’ Pension Fund Warns 400,000 of Cuts

Teamsters’ Pension Fund Warns 400,000 of Cuts


If the reorganization of the Central States Pension Fund ultimately proves successful, it could serve as a model for other retirement plans with seemingly intractable financial problems.


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Saturday, September 26, 2015

Rhode Island Averts Pension Disaster Without Raising Taxes

Rhode Island Averts Pension Disaster Without Raising Taxes


Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has finished a pension overhaul that reduces benefits, but does not raise taxes or issue risky pension-obligation bonds.










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