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Union leaders ask lawmakers to stop pension privatization plans

By Brandon Smith | Published on in Uncategorized

Public sector unions say Indiana public employees stand to lose thousands of dollars in retirement benefits under a change proposed by the Indiana Public Retirement System Board.   The unions are asking lawmakers to halt plans to give a part of the state’s public employees’ pension system to a private company.  Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports.

Note:  As Ball State University employees, Indiana Public Radio staff have PERF pension accounts.  IPBS reporter Brandon Smith does not.