In the USA , federal social security was never enough for retirees to live on. Ever since the 1930s.
 
Instead of fighting a constant increase in the federal social security monthly payment,  unions fought for privately negotiated pensions from their employers.
 
This all worked good Until the current general, national and world wide economic and financial crisis created by Wall Street &  Brussels corporate elites.
 

SOLIDARITY WITH RMT (GB).

Don't Mourn;  Organize!

WFTU TUI for Pensioners and Retirees will take the  urging of Bob Crow's RMT magazine and re double our efforts to do what Comrade Crow's life stood for.   Bob Crow's RMT union sent a strong delegate to our recently held inaugural meeting of a world-wide organization of trade union pensioners and retirees.  We thank him again for this act of international solidarity.

The Real Story Behind the Detroit Pension Fight and What it Means to America's Future

Is Detroit the canary in the coal mine for the 99 per cent?    

Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com //  March 3, 2014  | 

Editorial:

How Detroit came to betray its retirees

July 14, 2013   |  Rick Nease/Detroit Free Press  /  By The Detroit Free Press Editorial Board

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/retirees-…

INDIA: The Foundation conference held in Barcelona on 4th and 5th February 2014

which launched the first ever international union of Pensioners  and Retirees

has created enthusiasm among the pensioners  in India.

INDIA:  PENSION REVION
Central Government of India has appointed a Commission, headed by Justice (Retd.) A K Mathur, to recommend

revision of pay of serving government employees and pension of government pensioners in Inida.  

The Commission is mandated to submit its recommendations within 18 months.  Pay/Pension will take affect

 from 1st January 2016.  Three million government pensioners, who receive statutory pension, from the Governmnet