All in the Same Boat on New Pension Plan?

One of the elements of the Academic Senate's reaction to the two-tier pension proposals has been that faculty and staff should remain in the same plan. (See earlier posts.) President Yudof rejected Options A and B and went along with a version of C. It was unclear (to me) what staff unions were going to say about the proposal. At least on the issue of "all in the same boat," AFSCME appears to agree with the Senate.

From a recent article in the Santa Cruz Sentinal:

"The proposal is not good enough," said Lakesha Harrison, president of AFSCME Local 3299, which has collective bargaining rights for salary and benefits. "However, the other two plans were totally unacceptable. What is good enough is keeping what we have, and what UC promised us when we were hired here. At least option C keeps everyone on the same playing field instead of different tiers for different groups. We still have to bargain."

Full article at http://www.insidebayarea.com/timesstar/localnews/ci_16479838

Of course, there can be problems in being in the boat: