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False Urgency on Social Security

This story by Mike Hall appeared Nov. 9 on the AFL-CIO blog. There is so much inaccurate information—much of it deliberately cultivated—about the solvency of Social Security, that it’s leading policymakers, analysts and lawmakers to believe there is an urgent need to make major changes to Social Security. Add to that a cadre of newly… [Read More]

Dodging the Political Tsunami

A tsunami of outrage over the depressed state of the economy has put the next Congress under Republican control, but did not uproot several important allies of working people in California and Nevada. IBEW Local 1245 members and retirees were part of a massive “get out the vote” campaign in Nevada that kept Senator Harry… [Read More]

NVE Energy Retirees at Ad Council

About 20 IBEW retirees from NV Energy came to the Local 1245 Advisory Council meeting in Reno on Oct. 23 to express their appreciation for the union’s support in their long-running battle to preserve retiree medical benefits. NV Energy recently acted unilaterally to force retired workers to absorb 100% of all future increases in the… [Read More]