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Hill: Ensuring Another 75 Years of Social Security
August 2010, Electrical Worker, International President Edwin D. Hill editorial
The American people aren’t looking for the wholesale dismantling of our country’s greatest social program. This November, we need to make sure our votes go to officials who are committed to ensuring another 75 years of Social Security.

Retirees Mobilize Against GOP Attacks on Social Security
August 2010, Electrical Worker
Vacaville, Calif., Local 1245 member Tom Bird knows firsthand that sometimes you have to fight for what is rightfully yours.

Lawmakers Seek to Provide Pension Relief
May 3, 2010
A bipartisan bill would allow troubled multi-employer pension plans to be partitioned, saving the remaining companies from shouldering burdensome contribution increases. 

Proposed Bill Would Protect Retirees in Bankruptcies
March 3, 2010
A year after auto parts maker Delphi declared bankruptcy in 2005, the company asked a federal bankruptcy judge to approve $38 million in bonuses to the same Delphi executives who led the company into $5.5 billion in losses.

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