SACRAMENTO, CA - Recent hearings on Governor Schwarzenegger's pension proposal have centered on the claim that death and disability benefits will be eliminated under the plan. Pensioners should beware that death and disability benefits aren't going anywhere.
SACRAMENTO, CA - Union boss Miguel Contreras, secretary-treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, recently said that California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has "the audacity to call organizations that represent working people special interests." The latest figures on union membership cast that statement in a special light.
