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WASHINGTON, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center for State and Local Government Excellence has issued a new issue brief, Unions and Public Pension Benefits. Written by Alicia H. Munnell, Jean-Pierre Aubry, Josh Hurwitz, and Laura Quinby of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, the brief probes the question of what role union power has had in the public pension benefit levels. Key findings are:
Union strength appears to have no impact on the level or growth of benefits. Because pensions are legislated, not bargained, lobbying expertise may be more important than union size. .See the full content of this document
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In contrast, union strength does seem to raise employees' w...
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