RI unions to file suit Friday challenging landmark pension law

June 22nd, 2012 at 10:18 am by under Nesi's Notes

By Ted Nesi

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Rhode Island’s government unions are going to court to challenge the landmark pension law championed by Treasurer Gina Raimondo and signed by Governor Chafee in November.

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Update: The story has been updated with expensive expansive comments from NEARI’s Bob Walsh explaining the unions’ case against the pension law. A full video of the interview will be posted soon.

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4 Responses to “RI unions to file suit Friday challenging landmark pension law”

  1. Jim Donahue says:
    June 22, 2012 at 11:21 am

    I hope they win. The State will be forced to have massive layoffs of State employees and contractors.

  2. Walsh: unions want to stop the pension overhaul and then maybe talk « On Politics says:
    June 22, 2012 at 11:56 am

    [...] The union litigation was first reported by Ted Nesi. [...]

  3. sleepless in ri says:
    June 22, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    I assume the word “expensive” that you have crossed out is a Freudian slip of the purest form, and may be indicative of your true sentiments.

    1. Ted Nesi says:
      June 22, 2012 at 3:51 pm

      It was a typo, but you aren’t the first today to call it a Freudian slip. Mea culpa.