In 2010, Colorado public sector unions supported the Colorado Legislature's breach of the contracts of Colorado PERA retirees (in SB10-001.)  This bill took earned, accrued, fully-vested, contracted PERA COLA benefits from retirees, i.e., the PERA retiree's "inflation protection" provided for in their PERA contracts.  A lawsuit over this taking, Justus v. State, is now pending … Continue reading Montana Public Sector Unions to Sue Over Pension COLA Theft. (Colorado’s Unions Supported the Taking of the Contracted Colorado PERA COLA Benefit from Pensioners.)