Local 372 Calls Upon Governor Cuomo to Sign Pension Bill
Leaders of Local 372 are calling for Gov. Cuomo’s signature on a bill that would automatically enroll about 17,000 part-time, temporary employees in the Board of Education [...]
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Pension System to Adopt New Investment Strategy as Fossil Fuel Divestment Moves Ahead
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott M. Stringer on Thursday, Dec. 20, announced the next big step in the New York City pension funds’ action to address the risk [...]
City Pensions Plan to Dump Fossil Fuel Investments
BY MIKE LEE New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, City Comptroller Scott Stringer and trustees of the city’s pension funds struck a sharp chord for the environment on Jan. 10 [...]
Union Backs Legislation Requiring Automatic Sign Up for School Pension
By ALFREDO ALVARADO City employees are usually enrolled automatically in the retirement system when they are hired. But that’s not true for many members of Board of [...]
No To a Constitutional Convention
On the November 2017 ballot, New York voters will be asked to decide whether to call a convention to rewrite the New York State Constitution. The constitution mandates [...]
Agreement Protects Pensions of Workers at Cultural Institutions
By GREGORY N. HEIRES The union reached a tentative agreement that protects the pensions of DC 37 members working at cultural institutions and other workers who are employed [...]
Union Pensions Are Key to the Security of Working People
By RAYMOND SANTANDER There is perhaps no greater benefit provided to union members than retirement security, which comes in the form of a defined benefit pension. Members [...]
The Retirement Divide
By GREGORY N. HEIRES As traditional pensions disappear and millions of Americans worry about being unable to enjoy a comfortable retirement, the typical CEO has a nest egg of [...]
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