The State employee unions are willing to pay more toward their pensions if the government agrees to do one single thing:
With lawmakers about to return to Springfield for a one-day session on government employee pension reform, a coalition of unions on Monday for the first time publicly said workers would consider paying more toward their retirement.
But the unions' plan also would require the state to guarantee it will make its full yearly pension contribution instead of skipping or shorting it. And the labor leaders suggested that raising business taxes and avoiding benefit cuts for current retirees should be part of any reform law.
Yup, they want the State of Illinois to be required to make its contribution rather than being able to "defer" it for years, decades even, so they can spend the money on projects and entitlements and giveaways.
The governor says this isn't a new idea and will refuse to sign anything that holds the government responsible for making payments on time.