Yvonne Walker, President of Service Employees International Union Local 1000, and Jon Hamm, Executive Officer of the California Association of Highway Patrolmen have long advocated for reforms that ensure sustainable public pension plans.

Public employee unions have negotiated reforms that have saved the taxpayers nearly $600 million in the past two years alone. We believe it's time for a new conversation about retirement security for all Californians, especially as California and the nation struggle to untangle the mess caused by Wall Street's financial malpractice.

Gov. Brown's proposal starts the conversation on retirement security that will help shape the future for the millions of people reaching retirement age," Walker and Hamm said in a joint statement.

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