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    • Leadership & Union Schools
      • United Steelworkers Summer Institute
      • AFSCME Summer Institute
      • IBEW Arbitration Institute
      • Postal Worker Education
      • Midwest School for Women Workers
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      • Workers’ Rights for Workforce Development
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By Author: Amanda Kass

A “PENSION CRISIS” MENTALITY WON’T HELP | Thinking Differently About Illinois’ Retirement Systems

The near ubiquitous claim that Illinois is facing a “pension crisis” has rarely been challenged. The failure to examine this customary framing of the fiscal condition of Illinois’ five state pension systems limits how policymakers conceptualize their funding strategy. This white paper, jointly authored by researchers from the Project for Middle Class Renewal at the … Read more

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