PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island public workers and retirees pushed back against a major public pension overhaul proposal Wednesday, urging lawmakers to slow down their deliberations to ensure any changes are fair.
Philip Keefe, president of the state's second largest public sector union, told lawmakers reviewing the proposal that it treats lower-paid workers as "serfs." Keefe leads the Rhode Island Alliance of Social Service Employees.
"This bill has failed miserably," Keefe said. "Put some breaks on this. I don't think we need to try to fix a 20-year problem in two weeks. It doesn't make any sense to me."
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