Retirement PERS under threat … again Mar 16, 2017 Some in the Oregon Legislature want to divert current employee contributions to make up for the system’s investment losses.
Retirement Oregon Supreme Court strikes down PERS cuts May 1, 2015 A contract is a contract, the court says in a unanimous decision.
Politics Kitzhaber’s Grand Bargain: Pension cuts for retired Oregon schoolteachers, tax cuts for wealthy business owners Oct 16, 2013 In special session, Oregon lawmakers cut $4.9 billion in pension benefits, $500M in business taxes
Oregon Unions see results in 2013 legislative session Jul 16, 2013 Lawmakers barred public union-busting, closed prevailing wage loophole, funded infrastructure
Oregon Kulongoski report takes aim at state employees’ compensation Dec 17, 2010 Oregon’s outgoing governor is proposing that next year’s Legislature make a series of cuts to state employee compensation.