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The Oregon Supreme Court say lawmakers can cut benefits going forward, just not benefits employees have already earned.

Only contractors that provide fair wages and benefits can bid on construction and janitorial work when the pension owns majority.

Republicans wanted deeper cuts, Oregon’s House Speaker Tina Kotek and fellow Portland House Democrat Rob Nosse told public sector union members.

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SB 1049 resulted in dramatic reductions to the pensions that public employees will receive.

All but a few Democrats voted to cut public employee retirement contributions. Now they’ll go without AFSCME’s support for re-election.

Plaintiffs say SB 1049 is a breach of contract, an illegal taking, and violates the Constitution.

When they were campaigning, the governor and many of the legislators promised not to cut PERS benefits.

Organized labor should hold accountable those who side with a corporate capitalist agenda at the expense of workers.

Democrats led the charge to divert up to 2.5 percent of public worker pay to shore up PERS.

So much to do. And just three weeks to go.