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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The heat is on. « Fred Klonsky

The heat is on. « Fred Klonsky:


The heat is on.


Illinois State Representative Darlene Senger.
It is getting harder and harder for Illinois legislators to hide.
And pressure from active and retired teachers is not just coming in the form of traditional IEA lobbying.
For example, Naperville tomorrow from 4 to 6 PM.
Folks will gather at the Free Speech Pavillion at the corner of Webster and Jackson and march to Darlene Senger’s office a block away. Senger is a State Representative and sits on the Governor’s Pension Panel.
Senger is one of those who put her name on the proposal that raises teacher pension contributions to over 290%