By: Michele Vincent
For this weeks labor union news roundup, I’ve decided to focus on underfunded pensions. 
How Bad Is America’s Pension Funding Problem? (Time Business)
September 26, 2012
No sooner had the Chicago teachers’ strike been settled than a new crisis emerged last week in the Windy City. The Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund was reported to be on the brink of collapse. That fund is not alone…
Top 10 worst-off state pension funds
CA; IL; RI; NH; WV; KY; OK; KS; LA; CT
State Pension Bailout Threat (openmarket.org)
California’s Upcoming Pension Avalanche (The Daily Titan)
September 26, 2012
California’s three largest public pension funds, the California Public Employees’ … filed for bankruptcy in June with $147 million in unfunded city pension liabilities, …