S.F. teachers aides' pensions shorted for years

S.F. teachers aides' pensions shorted for years Jill Tucker, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Print E-mail Share Comments (4) Font | Size: 0 Adm Golub / The Chronicle At school district headquarters, teachers aides and union leaders protest the status of pension funds. IMAGES View Larger Images MORE NEWS 13 Chilean miners emerge in problem-free rescue 10.13.10 Stocks rise on upbeat JPMorgan, Intel, CSX results 10.13.10 Two children found dead in Fairfield; mother suspected 10.13.10 An untold number of teachers aides in San Francisco were shorted their legally required allocation of pension funds over a 16-year period, a problem that could leave the school district exposed to lawsuits or a run-in with theInternal Revenue Service. The labor union representing the aides believes the pension problem could open the city's schools to up to $20 million or more in back taxes and penalties. The problem dates back to the early 1990s when the district and the union, the United Educators of San

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