UPDATE: Topinka knows who caused the pension problem. But she is afraid to say how to fix it. « Fred Klonsky

Topinka knows who caused the pension problem. But she is afraid to say how to fix it. « Fred Klonsky:

Rebel Diaz. Chicago Teacher.

by Fred Klonsky

[CHORUS]
Homey I was taught by a Chicago teacher!
Chicago teacher, Chicago teacher!
I learned to read and write from a Chicago teacher,
So I’m inspired by the fight from our Chicago teachers!
[RODSTARZ VERSE]
The teachers are tired, the students dumbfounded,
the budgets get cut so classes are overcrowded.
Streets full of violence, the blue code of silence
so imma keep rhyming til salaries start rising!
The unions uprising! takin to the streets!

Niles West sends a little love to the CTU.

by Fred Klonsky

Tim Furman asks forgiveness for the framing of his video work. But what is missing in the frame is made up by the message: These north suburban teachers in Niles West Local 1274 have the Local #1′s back.

Topinka knows who caused the pension problem. But she is afraid to say how to fix it.

by Fred Klonsky

GOP State Comptroller Judy Barr Topinka says the pension problem isn’t a problem employee’s made.
Judy Barr Topinka is the second member of the centrist wing of the Illinois Republican Party to take stand on pensions, pointing out that the employees didn’t cause the problem.

Last week,  Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it lowered Illinois’ rating a notch because of “weak pension funding levels and lack of action on reform measures.”  It also gave Illinois a negative outlook for the future.  Lower credit ratings can cost the state by raising the interest rate it must offer when borrowing money.

“Our state employees, they are not at fault here.  They have paid into that