In the News • February 11, 2011
February 11, 2011– In a letter to the editor, Mark Bohannon, head custodian of a local high school and vice president of AFSCME Local 287 cites NIRS’ Pensionomics report to support the fact that pensions our good for downtown New Haven. Read the full article here.
In the News • February 8, 2011
February 8, 2011– In the article, “Public pay guidelines examined,” the writer, notes that the nebraska Association of Public Employees head, Julie Drake Abel cites NIRS’ Out of Balance report research saying to support the fact that public employee wages generally have declined when compared with wages in the private sector. Read the full article here.
In the News • February 5, 2011
February 5, 2011– In his article, “Public employees face job struggles,” Nathaniel Shuda, cites NIRS’ Out of Balance report research saying, “State and local government employees earn an average of 11 percent and 12 percent less, respectively, in salary and wages than their comparable private sector counterparts.” Read the full article here.
In the News • February 3, 2011
February 3, 2011– In a letter to the editor, NIRS’ Better Bang for the Buck report research is cited to support the fact that real pension plans deliver the same retirement benefit as a 401(k)-style plan for 46 percent less cost. Read the full article here.
In the News • January 13, 2011
January 13, 2011 — In a letter to the editor of The Columbus Dispatch, Chris DeRose, Chief Executive Officer of Ohio Public Employees Retirement System noted that the editorial ‘Big Job’ got it wrong. “Members of the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System contribute at least 10 percent of their salaries to their pensions, which is more than private-sector workers contribute to Social […]
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 […]