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How much will you bet on the IEA leadership having some spine? Will you bet your pension? « Fred Klonsky

How much will you bet on the IEA leadership having some spine? Will you bet your pension? « Fred Klonsky:


How much will you bet on the IEA leadership having some spine? Will you bet your pension?

I have had the pleasure of having a number of conversations with Glen Brown.
You will not find a man more knowledgable on the issue of Illinois teacher pensions than Glen.
Or a nicer guy. And a wonderful poet.
His most recent blog posting asks if you have heard Senate President John Cullerton’s speech to the City Club of Chicago?  Glen makes if available if you haven’t.
And then breaks it down for you.
Cullerton, his lawyer and the Democrats in the state senate believe that the state’s pension obligations are