Salary And Benefits
LOS ANGELES - The head of the AFL-CIO defended public union pay and benefits Friday and urged private-sector workers to unite with public employees to confront the nation's "job-cutters."
"Some people see public employees as an island of privilege," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said at a City Hall rally in support of transportation projects.
CARSON CITY, Nev. - A state panel has voted to slash benefits for tens of thousands of Nevada public employees, retirees and their dependents, including eliminating some benefits and drastically reducing others.
WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae has again asked taxpayers for more money - this time $8.4 billion - after reporting another steep loss for the first quarter.
WASHINGTON - Nearly 2 million people are waiting to find out if they qualify for Social Security disability benefits.
WASHINGTON - When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Medicare law in 1965, seniors got their health insurance cards less than a year later.
