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A Thank-you to MLA's
The Pension Coalition wishes to thank MLA’s Jack Carr (PC New Maryland – Sunbury West), Craig Leonard (PC Fredericton – Lincoln) and Bill Fraser (L Miramichi – Bay du Vin) for attending the entire 3 hour pension information session in Fredericton April 17th. We appreciate your interest. Also wish to thank other MLAs who were able to attend some of that session (Madeline Dube, Troy Lifford, Danny Soucy).
Pension reform moving forward under protest
(Note: this article was published in the Daily Gleaner today)
Pension reform moving forward under protest
Chris Morris - Legislature Bureau 28 Mar 2013
FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick government is pushing ahead with pension reform in the public service despite push-back from retirees who believe the changes threaten their retirement security.
Cheaper de-risking for Canadian pensions to drive record annuity market: Mercer
Barbara Shecter, Financial Post
The Political Underbelly of the Pensions Crisis: What Broke the System, and How Do We Fix It? - Rob Johnson
From the Huffington Post: Rob Johnson (Executive Director, Institute for New Economic Thinking)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-johnson/government-pensions_b_4855776.html
Nov. 12 TJ Pensions: don’t legislate, negotiate
- Daniel Légère, president of CUPE New Brunswick; Paul Moist, national president of CUPE
CUPE and its members simply want the Alward government take a pause in its legislation and discuss the many options available to preserve the defined -benefit nature of the PSSA and improve its funding.