On 12 May 2010 the pension suit was filed in state court...

The Local 580 Annual Picnic is scheduled for Friday, June 18, 2010 at Yawgoo Bakes in Exeter. 

Our members have made many sacrifices through concessions, pay reductions, higher health insurance co-shares, lay-offs and three rounds of changes to our pensions. 

Enough is enough!

FACT CHECK: How big are the pensions that public sector workers collect?

Seven out of 10 public employees get less than $30,000 per year in retirement.

An example of this is SEIU Local 1000 state workers in California, who receive an average retirement pay of $28,755 per year. This is hardly a king's ransom--and many get by on much less.

After decades of full-time work for the state, the sad truth is that far too many retired state employees receive yearly amounts that force them to live in poverty.

Most CEOs don't want to give workers the freedom to decide for themselves whether to join together for a voice at work. It's not surprising, especially when you consider that CEOs are now paying themselves an average of 344 times more than workers.

Following Friday's unveiling of the Middle Class Working Families Task Force, Obama delivered his most emphatic public remarks on his support for labor unions, saying,"I don't see organized labor as part of the problem...To me, it's part of the solution," said President Obama following Friday's unveiling of the new administration's Middle Class Working Families Task Force.