It’s Our Money: Union Members Fight for Good Public Pension Investments (opens in new tab)

Union members in many states and cities are pushing for a stronger voice in pension investments. And sometimes they’re actually winning: They’re holding pension boards accountable and advocating for investments that insure worker protections, climate resiliency, and decent retirement benefits. Public pension funds in the U.S. manage $6.7 trillion in investment capital. That amounts to almost 10 percent of the entire U.S. stock market. This capital comes from the deferred wages of 36 million p...