Pension Documents
Click here to download the Primer on Public Pension Plans.
Click here to download the powerpoint presentation on pensions given at the District 7 conference
Click here to download the CWA Pension Manual.
Pension Links
"Where did all our pensions go?"
GAO Report on State and Local Government Pension Plans
Quarterly Survey on Finances of Selected State and Local Government Employee Retirement Systems
Defined Benefit vs. 401(k) Investment Returns
Defined Benefits Plans Are Making a Comeback
Progressive States Network "No Crisis" Presentation
Protecting the Nest Egg: A Primer on Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Retirement Plans
State and Local Government Pension Plans
State and Local Pensions Are Different From Private Plans
The Financial Crisis and State/Local Defined Benefit Plans
The Funding Status of Locally Administered Pension Plans
Why Does Funding Status Vary Among State and Local Plans?
Why Don't Some States and Localities Pay Their Required Pension Contributions?
Why Don't Some States and Localities Pay Their Required Pension Contributions?
The Case for Public Employer Defined Benefit Plans