In the News • January 11, 2011
January 11, 2011 — A Center for American Progress article by Christian E. Weller notes NIRS’ Out of Balance report findings to support the point that, “public employees get paid less than their private-sector counterparts,” and that conservatives need to understand that attacking public servants is not the answer to finding the “real culprit for the Great […]
In the News • January 11, 2011
January 11, 2011- NIRS submits a letter to The Wall Street Journal in response to a Joel Klein opinion piece. He writes that public school teachers “would prefer front-loaded compensation” to a pension plan. However, evidence suggests quite a different story. The situation of teachers in West Virginia provides a telling case study. In 1991, the West […]
In the News • January 9, 2011
January 9, 2011 — The Columbian reports on public employee pensions in the article, “Public Employee Pensions Draw New Scrutiny.” NIRS’ Pension Factor is cited explaining that, “those without pensions are six times more likely to fall into poverty in old age.” Read the full article here.
In the News • January 9, 2011
January 9, 2011 — The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports on Michigan’s state employee compensation problem. In the article written by Jack Lessenberry, he cites NIRS’ Out of Balance research findings to support the assertion that, “the number of state employees in Michigan has fallen sharply since 2001, and their salaries and benefits haven’t kept pace either — especially […]
In the News • January 7, 2011
January 7, 2011 — The Toledo Blade reports on government workers’ pay and cites NIRS’ Out of Balance report to evidence that, while government workers have a bit more job security, “they tended to be at least slightly undercompensated.” Read the full article here.
In the News • January 7, 2011
January 7, 2011 — An In These Times reports on public pay and says that public employees are the “new convenient scapegoats.” The article cites NIRS’ Out of Balance report to explain how, “claims of exorbitant wages and pensions constitute misleading propaganda.” Read the full article here.
In the News • December 27, 2010
December 27, 2010 — The Congressional Quarterly Today reports on Diane Oakley’s role as the New Executive Director of NIRS, effective January 18, 2011. Read the full article here. (subscription)
In the News • December 26, 2010
December 26, 2010 — Today, the Washington Post shared with its readers that Diane Oakley, former policy adviser on retirement and tax policy issues on Capitol Hill, will become NIRS’ New Executive Director, effective January 18, 2011. Read the full article here.
In the News • December 21, 2010
December 21, 2010 — The Washington Post reports on public sector pay. A recent study by NIRS and the Center for State & Local Government Excellence found that total compensation for state employees was 6.8% lower than for private-sector workers, when attempting to compare similar jobs. Read the full article here.