NEW YORK – Tensions over government pensions, like those that triggered New York’s transit strike, aren’t going away.
After a three-day walkout, the nation’s largest bus and subway system and the union representing its workers reached a deal this week that tiptoed around the contentious pension issue. But similar tensions will likely surface in other cities and states, as more governments wrangle with fast-rising retirement costs, experts say.
Lawmakers and public officials across the country are increasing their scrutiny of pension plans for state and local workers.