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Local Lodge 48 News
The Local Lodge 48 Leadership for
2005
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5/26/2005 CAFTA Debate Heats Up
With
hearings set to begin in the House of Representatives, groups
for and against the proposed Central American Free Trade
Agreement
CAFTA are gearing up for a fierce political battle.
Thousands of activists flooded congressional offices recently
with phone calls on April 13 during a National Call-In Day
against CAFTA and again yesterday at anti-CAFTA rallies in
Wisconsin and North Dakota.
more...
5/26/2005
Social Security, Pensions & Savings
To build real retirement security, working families
need secure pensions and savings in addition to Social Security.
Yet today’s workers feel anything but secure as employers have
cut and eliminated real pensions and corporate scandals and the
stock market plunge have battered their retirement savings.
more...
5/26//2005
Union Advantage Grows
The already substantial union
advantage for employee benefits has increased in recent years,
according to new survey data. Unions have been able to preserve
the most important benefits for their members, while nonunion
workers have not been able to withstand the huge employer push
to cut coverage and shift costs on to employees. Union workers
are far more likely to be covered by health care and retirement
benefits than nonunion workers and far less likely to be forced
to contribute to the cost of those plans.
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