UK Doctors may strike over cuts to their pension pots

Doctors have threatened their first industrial action for more than 30 years after refusing to accept cuts to their pension pots, which are each worth an average of £1.7million. The British Medical...

UK Day of strikes as millions call to fight pension cuts

Disruption across the UK today as many services come to a virtual halt, airports, schools, rail services and hospitals are affected as workers react to government reforms of public sector pensions. The UK is...

New Offer On the table for UK Public Sector Pensions

The government is urging unions to accept revised proposals it has made for public sector pensions, which it says are a "deal for a generation". No-one within 10 years of retirement will have to work longer or...

TUC's Message to the Conservative Party Conference 2011

Hundreds of police officers kept a close eye on thirty-five thousand people who took part in Sundays TUC's 'March for the Alternative' demonstration at Manchester city centre  to deliver the message to the...

Pensioner age to increase

Pensioner age to increase It seems that nations that provide social security in the form of pensions, amounts earned for working many years, are about to raise the minimum age. Where before it was 60-62, now it is...

Is Jack Layton Dreaming in Technicolour ?

New Democratic Leader's Jack Layton's Election Platform included as the first priority to "Strengthen Pensions and Income Security.  The newly elected Official Opposition Leader has called for unions, labour...

Wisconsin House ready for budget vote

"House lawmakers in Wisconsin are poised to vote Thursday on a controversial budget-repair bill that would curb public workers' collective-bargaining rights and raise their contributions to pensions and health insurance plans, according to one Democratic state representative....

Monetary Problems of New York Complicated by Padded Pensions

"The cost of public pension schemes have been regularly underestimated across America for over twenty years. Monetary problems of New York complicated by padded pensions. Over one hundred police officers who have retired and also firemen are taking pensions that are larger...

Myths about Veterans' Life in Canada

November 5th to November 11th has been declared Veterans Week in Canada.  A recent survey conducted by the  Corps of Canadian Commissionaires found that Canadians are ill informed about Canadian...

Royal mail timeline

News 19 10 2009: Last-ditch talks in Royal Mail postal dispute A Royal Mail boss said that a 30,000-strong recruitment blitz was not designed to "break" a union as last-ditch talks aimed at preventing this week's crippling strikes went ahead. Operations director Paul...

Public Pensions in Crisis

Consultants and Government officials in the United States have come to the conclusion that the current money crisis and markets, pension funds have incurred losses that are insurmountable. The funds affected...

Oh My! Public vs Private pay and pensions and bonuses

" As researchers for The Free Enterprise Nation began compiling information about the pay and benefits disparity that exists between government/public education and those who work in the private sector, we'd hear an occasional "OH, MY GOSH!" or "OH, MY!" as they found another...

By Any Definition, Barack Obama is a Socialist

Many Americans find it difficult to place their trust in President Barack Obama. Why? Because, by any definition*, he is a socialist intent upon forcing socialism on the people of the United States. Don't believe it? Then consider three definitions of "socialism," courtesy...

Pensions: Tales from the precipice

One fine morning four and a half years ago, hope returned to 75-year-old Rangaraveni Sayavva, door-delivered in the form of an old-age pension. For the frail widow weighed down by ill health, it didn’t take long to realise that this unexpected aid, though not a bounty,...

Maria Eagle

"Maria Eagle (born 17 February 1961) is a British politician and solicitor. She is the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Liverpool Garston. She currently holds the rank of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at both the Government Equalities Office and the Ministry of...

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