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
- Kansas (State of) – Retained pension funding, vetoed tax relief are credit positive
- Illinois Pension Consolidation: A Path Forward Or A Road To Nowhere?
- Pensionomics 2018: Measuring the Economic Impact of Multiemployer DB Pension Expenditures
- California: Revised budget increases funding for school districts and community colleges, a credit positive
- Growing school pension burdens will require more state support
