But in 1994 and in 1999, both sides agreed on pension changes.

The pension change is supposed to pay for 2.5 percentage points of the teachers' $236 million raise.

They had to compromise and make only minimal pension changes.

Millions to lose 'up to 75 per cent of retirement income' after pension changes.

Almost certainly that is a bigger effect than the relative impact of the pension changes.

The union argues that the city is also obliged to make up the difference to the teachers if the pension change isn't approved.

The city says the increase was always contingent on approval of the pension change.

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Some are being pursued, but none would save nearly so much as the pension changes.

I'm not sure how the pension changes are giving to the rich?