Sources: Union votes no on RI pension settlement
Source: WPRI
By Ted Nesi
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – At least one public-sector union has reportedly rejected a proposed settlement that would end their lawsuit challenging Rhode Island’s 2011 pension overhaul.
Two people familiar with the result told Eyewitness News that members of Local 400 of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers voted Monday to reject the proposed settlement. One of the people said the vote was 79 against to 53 in favor.
Local 400 represents workers at the R.I. Departments of Transportation and Environmental Management and is one of 205 plaintiffs suing to overturn the pension law. The union did not respond to an email request for comment about the vote or answer a phone call on Tuesday.
All the parties involved in the pension lawsuit have been placed under a gag order by R.I. Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter, who is overseeing the case. The order bars them from speaking with reporters about the settlement process. The deadline for current employees to finish voting on the settlement is Friday.
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