February 4, 2015: Teamster members are making their voices heard about the threats to our pensions.  John Raffiani is sick about what may happen to his Central States Pension but that’s not holding him back from doing something about it. He contacted a reporter at the Albany Times Union and made sure the pension cuts story made headlines in his city. Check out the coverage in the Albany Times Union. The pension cuts story needs...

Rick Karlin Albany Times Union February 02, 2015 View the original piece Anyone who thinks that congressional votes, federal regulations and the machinations of Wall Street have no bearing on their day-to-day lives should talk to John Raffiani Sr. The Greene County resident is getting a hard lesson in what could be called the downside of deregulation, the decline of unions and the lingering effects of the 2008 recession. He's one of at least 50...

Mark Miller Wealth Management January 24, 2015 View the original piece If you weren’t paying close attention to happenings in our nation’s capital around the holiday season - and who could blame you - this might have slipped your notice: Important pension reforms were signed into law that will have dramatic impact on retirement for 10 million Americans. Buried deep in the $1.1 trillion "Cromnibus" spending bill signed last month by President Obama, the reforms...