AFSCME Resources
- The Truth About Public Employee Retirement Plans
- In Defense of Public Pensions
Talking points to help you defend our members against pension takebacks - Pension Basics
- Enhancing Public Retiree Pension Plan Security: Best Practice Policies for Trustees and Pension Systems
Other Key Resources
- Still a Better Bang for the Buck: Update on the Economic Efficiencies of Pensions
Research from the National Institute on Retirement Security - National Public Pension Coalition
- Public Employee Retirement Systems
Contact a pension benefits specialist
Brian Klopp
Pension Benefits Specialist
bklopp@afscme.org
202-429-5057
News and reports
Pension updates from the AFSCME Information Highway blog
Latest updates
- Lump-sum Pension Payments: Who Are the Winners and Losers?
- OPEB Brief: The Credit Impacts Of OPEB Obligation Bonds
- Pension Brief: Are Asset Transfers A Gimmick Or A Sound Fiscal Strategy?
- Illinois Budget Proposal Places Risky Bets On Asset Transfers and Graduated Income Tax
- State and local government — US: Market volatility underscores risk of high pension investment return targets
