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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky

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Sunday links.


23 were arrested on Friday at the Woodlawn Mental Health Center, protesting Rahm’s closing of of six centers and the privatization of seven others.
Glen Brown on the latest TRS proposals out of Springfield. “Consider that of the nearly 88,000 retired teachers in TRS, there are approximately 52,000 pensions below $50 thousand; more than 17,000 of them are less than $20 thousand (TRS).  These people do not receive social security and, if they do, it is minimal. To further reduce