<HTML>In a message dated 8/14/2002 3:23:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, carlremick@hotmail.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">A very unusual article for CBS MarketWatch:  http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B79128AF9%2D25AB%2D4E3D%2D8F4B%2D589624342713%7D&siteid=mktw Carl </BLOCKQUOTE> It is an unusual spot. I didn't realize women are the more militant portion of the unionized workforce. Cool. Also, despite the fact that only 9% of the privatized workforce is unionized, unions represent 24% of the $7trln of public pension assets ($1.7tln). So, there's a multi-trillion dollar opportunity for union trustees to effect change in retirement fund policy, not to allow companies like ULLICO to invest in maverick upstarts like Global Crossing on the expectation of wild returns, but to be far more prudent, better-informed and vocal about investment decisions.  Nomi </HTML>