Pension Battle Will Persist

The New York Sun reports:

The transit strike may have ended, but the war over government pensions has just begun.

The quick end to the bitter transit strike that was barely in its 60th hour came without a contract agreement that would resolve the financial crisis over rising pension costs that plague the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

The strike's contentious days disclosed the depths of the feelings on both sides of the pension issue. The MTA's effort to change the pensions of its employees brought the issue to the public's attention.

The special class wants special treatment.