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That solid pension benefit? It may be subject to change [1]

Len Boselovic
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
December 29, 2014
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Some troubled pension plans now have the authority to drastically reduce the benefits of current and future retirees — something that hasn’t happened since Congress passed legislation protecting retirement benefits 40 years ago.

The power was included in the last-minute, $1.1 trillion budget compromise signed by President Barack Obama on Dec. 16.

Click here [2] to read more at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

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Pension and Benefits [3]

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[1] http://www.tdu.org/media/solid-pension-benefit-it-may-be-subject-change
[2] http://www.post-gazette.com/business/money/2014/12/28/That-solid-pension-benefit-Subject-to-change/stories/201412290028
[3] http://www.tdu.org/issues/pension-and-benefits