NCPERS News Clips

September 27, 2011

News Clips for September 27, 2011

U.S. News

• Decision to rehire D.C. teachers upheld
  An arbitrator's decision to rehire 75 Washington teachers with pay was upheld by the District of Columbia Public Employee Relations Board, officials said.
• R.I. public employee unions say changes to states pension system have saved half a billion dollars
  A coalition of Rhode Island's public employees unions waging a campaign to protect its members' pension benefits recently posted a YouTube video "tutorial’’ entitled "The Rhode Island Pension Problem And Why You Need To Fight For Your Pension Now."
• Funding Local Government Health Care is Getting Tougher
  National Study Tracks Ongoing Efforts to Trim Employee and Retirees Costs
• Colorado Sues State Pension Plan Demanding Recipients' Data
  Colorado's public employee pension plan was sued by state Treasurer Walker Stapleton, who asked for a court order directing it to turn over data on its top beneficiaries, according to Attorney General John Suthers.
• Pittsburgh avoids state takeover of pensions
  The Public Employee Retirement Commission on Monday approved a plan formulated by city council late last year that is designed to increase funding of the pension above a 50 percent threshold required by state law.

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