Recently, the budget veered out of control again, for reasons that included higher pension and utility costs.
The contract gave experienced workers an 8 percent wage increase over three years and a higher pension.
If the investment fund does well, the employee gets a higher pension.
The protest came on the first day that higher pension and health contributions kick in for state employees.
The need for higher pensions continued to rank high on the union's agenda.
Nassau County police officers can now retire on very high pensions.
It's like saying if you could have gotten higher pensions for 70-year-olds, you'd give it up for 65-year-olds.
Authority officials acknowledge the transit workers' lower salaries, but say they are offset by higher pensions.
If the Scottish government wants to pay higher pensions, it will have to fund them itself.
Return of a special tax on high pensions.