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
- Local government – Minnesota – Legislation will reduce pension liabilities, but changes are far from a cure-all
- Unintended Consequences: How Scaling Back Public Pensions Puts Government Revenues at Risk
- Minnesota’s New Pension Bill Is A Positive Step Toward Sustainable Funding
- State and Local Government Workforce: 2018 Data and 10 Year Trends
- Illinois (State of) – Pension burden will erode credit without offsetting actions
