14 Things You Need to Know about Rauner's New Pension Reform Bill

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Public employees in Illinois would lose collective bargaining rights for pensions, wages, work hours and tenure under a new pension reform bill from Gov. Bruce Rauner.

The plan, which Rauner announced Wednesday, contains significant pension reforms but also contains other measures that Rauner has tried unsuccessfully to get through the Legislature. A higher standard of proof for employee injury claims and bankruptcy eligibility for Illinois municipalities are among them. It also allocates funds from a Chicago casino for Chicago police and firefighter pensions even though legislation for a city casino has not been debated during Rauner’s time in office.

While Rauner said his bill includes suggestions from Senate President John Cullerton and Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, it quickly became clear that it was not a collaborative effort...

Here are 14 proposals from Rauner’s new pension reform bill that you should know-->

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