Pension Rally Brings 15,000 Union Members and Retirees to Columbus to tell Congress: “Save Our Pensions!”
BCTGM retirees and members were among an estimated crowd of 15,000 unionized coal miners, teamsters, steelworkers and others who descended on the Ohio Statehouse July 12-13 to rally ahead of a congressional field hearing on America’s pension crisis. BCTGM members brandished signs saying “Save Our Pensions” and wore neon-green t-shirts reminding politicians, “We Earned It. We Deserve It.” Hundreds of BCTGM members and retirees traveled to Columbus to participate in the two-day event including Locals 1...