AUGUSTA — Hundreds of union members rallied outside the State House today to protest proposed changes to their retirement benefits.
Carrying signs that said “My Pension is my Social Security” and “Save the Middle Class,” the protesters said they should not bear the brunt of cuts needed to balance the two-year budget.
“It’s wrong to take another 2 percent of my pay to give tax breaks to the estates of multimillionaires in Maine,” said Tamra Keaton, a Department of Health and Human Services worker from Caribou.
The afternoon event by state workers followed a morning rally by supporters of Gov. Paul LePage and his budget. State House halls are filled with people who turned out for the rallies and those who want to testify this afternoon on changes to retiree health benefits.
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