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Author |
: Monica Townson |
Publisher |
: James Lorimer & Company |
Total Pages |
: 294 |
Release |
: 2001-02-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1550286943 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781550286946 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis Pensions Under Attack by : Monica Townson
Canada's aging population has raised cries of alarm from some quarters. Critics warn of a demographic time bomb waiting to explode and an age war over pensions as the baby boom generation starts to retire in the next decade. They say the answer is to get rid of public pension programs like the Canada Pension Plan and force people to contribute to their own personal savings plans instead. Will this spell disaster for the elderly, or is it a bold new idea for coping with rising costs? Monica Townson, a prominent independent economist, discusses the forces behind the push to privatize public pensions and looks at the likely impact of privatization on the financial security of futre seniors. She describes how Chile, under the Pinochet dictatorship, replaced its public pension plan with a forced savings scheme and became the darling of right-wing governments around the world, and how Britain, under Margaret Thatcher, introduced opting out of public pensions and triggered a major scandal involving some of the big names in the insurance industry. As the debate about pivatization heats up the new millennium, Pensions Under Attack provides the information needed to question the hidded agenda behind the current push to privatize public pensions. It will be a timely contribution to a discussion whose outcome affects the personal financial security of every Canadian.
Author |
: David Webber |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 351 |
Release |
: 2018-04-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674972131 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674972139 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Rise of the Working-Class Shareholder by : David Webber
When Steven Burd, CEO of the supermarket chain Safeway, cut wages and benefits, starting a five-month strike by 59,000 unionized workers, he was confident he would win. But where traditional labor action failed, a novel approach was more successful. With the aid of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, a $300 billion pension fund, workers led a shareholder revolt that unseated three of Burd’s boardroom allies. In The Rise of the Working-Class Shareholder: Labor's Last Best Weapon, David Webber uses cases such as Safeway’s to shine a light on labor’s most potent remaining weapon: its multitrillion-dollar pension funds. Outmaneuvered at the bargaining table and under constant assault in Washington, state houses, and the courts, worker organizations are beginning to exercise muscle through markets. Shareholder activism has been used to divest from anti-labor companies, gun makers, and tobacco; diversify corporate boards; support Occupy Wall Street; force global warming onto the corporate agenda; create jobs; and challenge outlandish CEO pay. Webber argues that workers have found in labor’s capital a potent strategy against their exploiters. He explains the tactic’s surmountable difficulties even as he cautions that corporate interests are already working to deny labor’s access to this powerful and underused tool. The Rise of the Working-Class Shareholder is a rare good-news story for American workers, an opportunity hiding in plain sight. Combining legal rigor with inspiring narratives of labor victory, Webber shows how workers can wield their own capital to reclaim their strength.
Author |
: Mimi Abramovitz |
Publisher |
: NYU Press |
Total Pages |
: 183 |
Release |
: 2000-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781583670088 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1583670084 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis Under Attack, Fighting Back by : Mimi Abramovitz
Abramovitz argues that welfare reform has penalized single motherhood; exposed poor women to the risks of hunger, hopelessness, and male violence: swept them into low paid jobs, and left many former recipients unable to make ends meet.".
Author |
: Donald L. Barlett |
Publisher |
: Public Affairs |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2012-07-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781586489694 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1586489690 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Betrayal of the American Dream by : Donald L. Barlett
Examines the formidable challenges facing the middle class, calling for fundamental changes while surveying the extent of the problem and identifying the people and agencies most responsible.
Author |
: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 120 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822038354114 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Pensions in Peril by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Author |
: Eric Laursen |
Publisher |
: AK Press |
Total Pages |
: 834 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781849351010 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1849351015 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis The People's Pension by : Eric Laursen
Explores the potential benefits of a government-independent, democratized Social Security system to support dependents suffering from the reduction of other government benefits.
Author |
: Katherine S. Newman |
Publisher |
: Metropolitan Books |
Total Pages |
: 336 |
Release |
: 2019-01-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781250119469 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1250119464 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis Downhill from Here by : Katherine S. Newman
A sharp examination of the looming financial catastrophe of retirement in America. As millions of Baby Boomers reach their golden years, the state of retirement in America is little short of a disaster. Nearly half the households with people aged 55 and older have no retirement savings at all. The real estate crash wiped out much of the home equity that millions were counting on to support their retirement. And the typical Social Security check covers less than 40% of pre-retirement wages—a number projected to drop to under 28% within two decades. Old-age poverty, a problem we thought was solved by the New Deal, is poised for a resurgence. With dramatic statistics and vivid portraits, acclaimed sociologist Katherine S. Newman shows that the American retirement crisis touches us all, cutting across class lines and generational divides. White-collar managers have seen retirement benefits vanish; Teamsters have had their pensions cut in half; bankrupt cities like Detroit have walked away from their commitments to municipal workers. And for Generation X, the prospects are even worse: a fifth of them expect to never be able to retire. Only the vaunted “one percent” can face retirement without fear. Other countries are confronting similar demographic challenges, yet they have not abandoned their social contract with seniors. Downhill From Here makes it clear that America, too, can—and must—do better.
Author |
: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Oversight |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 128 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822038356937 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Transparency and Funding of State and Local Pension Plans by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Oversight
Author |
: United States. Department of the Interior |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 604 |
Release |
: 1902 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:35112102033166 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis Decisions of the Department of the Interior in Appealed Pension and Retirement Claims by : United States. Department of the Interior
Author |
: Teresa Ghilarducci |
Publisher |
: Columbia Business School Publi |
Total Pages |
: 166 |
Release |
: 2018 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0231185642 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780231185646 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rescuing Retirement by : Teresa Ghilarducci
In Rescuing Retirement, Teresa Ghilarducci and Tony James offer a comprehensive yet simple plan to help workers save for retirement, increase retirement savings by earning higher returns, and guarantee lifelong income for everyone. It offers a practical guide to the future of secure retirement.