IEA’s pension talking points. Who decided this?
“A buddy from up north sent me this email,” he says. “It’s from a UD (an IEA staff person) up in IEA Region 60.”
That’s like Libertyville.
“It’s got these talking points and the first says, ‘Teachers and other public employees have offered to accept change what would save the state billions, including increasing our contributions to the pension systems. We’re willing to pay more to make sure the systems remain solvent, but there must be shared sacrifice.’”
“That’s bullshit,” I say. “I’ve been on the IEA website. That’s not the IEA talking points. The IEA talking points are