Bevin detailed key elements of the plan that will impact state workers including teachers and first responders. Unions representing these two groups have been vocal about their opposition to recommendations from the consulting group the state hired to study the pension problem.
While the "Keep the Promise" plan does not change the age of retirement, union groups said it cuts down on their benefits by changing a defined benefits plan to a defined contribution plan. They're also concerned that 3% of their salary will go toward funding the retiree health care program.
"We cannot support this structure," Captain Brian O'Neil, President of the Louisville Professional Firefighters, said.