Pensions: the broken promise

Explores the pension systems operated by many of today's companies, corporations, and labor unions. Shows how the deficiencies of the system often deprive a retiring worker of the security and the pension which he expects. Authorities from business, banking, and government suggest several remedies for the shortcomings of the pension system
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, Reveals the inadequacy of many pension plans for American workers, pointing out that even when workers have pension plans, many are left with nothing but social security at retirement. Contrasts, through interviews, what the workers feel they deserve and what management considers economically feasible. Encourages employees to investigate the extent of their pension coverage and advocates enactment of legislation to improve pension coverage., Looks at the fiction of pensions for many American employees who work long hard years for a company, spurred on by the idea that their retirement years will be carefree, only to find this dream of security has faded along with their pension funds. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, color, description
  2. UNT Digital Library — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description
  3. 16mm Filmography editors — catalog record