If you are a public employee, active teacher or retiree in the Chicago north suburbs.
Pension Rally
Springfield Legislators introduced HB 6258 this week.
If passed, this legislation will:
- Increase your Retirement Age
- Decrease your pay
- Reduce your Cost of Living Adjustment
Join us in rallying at the Capitol on January 3, 2013.
A bus will be leaving from the Church Street side of Golf Mill Shopping Center (near JC Penney)- 239 Golf Mill Center, Niles, IL – promptly at 6:45 a.m. and will leave Springfield at 2:00 p.m. to return. Please plan to arrive at Golf Mill no later than 6:30 a.m.
Reserve your seat by emailing pat.church@ieanea.org by 12/17/12.
Members are encouraged to contact their legislators to schedule appointments.
A heated tent will be set up in the IEA Headquarters east parking lot.
Coffee/doughnuts will be available upon arrival.
A box lunch will be provided after the rally for the ride home.
Tentative Schedule:
- 9:30 – 11:00 Buses arrive at IEA Headquarters
- 10 a.m. – Noon Legislative Appointments (make an appt in advance of your arrival)
- Noon-1pm We Are One rally in rotunda Due to space limits, some members might be asked to observe the rally from the 2nd or 3rd floors. IMPORTANT: If the Statehouse reaches maximum capacity, the state police might order that no one else be admitted. A crowd exceeding capacity sends the right message to lawmakers. Be sure to dress warmly, should you end up outside.
- 1p.m. – 4 p.m. Face-to-face lobbying opportunity (3rd floor of the Capitol on “The Rail”)