Once again Andrew Biggs and Jason Richwine claim that public workers are overpaid (“Overpaid Public Workers: The Evidence Mounts,” op-ed, April 11). The members of my union, the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, would be surprised to …
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A look at who’s really behind the latest push to reform retirement laws in Louisiana
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Politicians across the country are using heaping doses of the politics of envy to try to arouse the anger of workers.
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Virginia legislation that would create a new mandatory hybrid retirement program for state employees could cost Virginia millions of dollars to implement, according to an analysis by The Commonwealth Institute.
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A Republican-led push to shift Virginia’s public employees toward a 401(k)-style retirement plan could cost the state up to $25 million, a new report says.
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From the Department of Crazy-Sounding Ideas Dismissed Too Quickly: Democrats recently introduced new legislation that seeks to provide pension plans for private sector workers.
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