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
- State and local government – US: Retiree benefits drive growth in fixed costs, posing greater challenges than debt
- ReDefined Contribution Plans: 2018 Defined Contribution Language Study
- Retirement Security: Alternate Price Indexes for Cost-of-Living Adjustments Present Tradeoffs
- 2018 NCPERS Public Retirement Systems Study
- Illinois (State of) – Pension funding improves, but lags other states due to weak contributions and high payouts
