Saturday, May 18, 2013

The in box. “What a screw job!” | Fred Klonsky

The in box. “What a screw job!” | Fred Klonsky:


The in box. “What a screw job!”

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Fred,
Excellent work Fred! I questioned the same remark but fell asleep before pursuing it.
I was at an IFT sponsored healthcare meeting Thursday with reps from TRS and Central Management Services. CMS stated that our total premium for TCHP Is about $1,000.00 per month. currently the state pays half and we pay half. This would make SB 2404 a cost of $12,000 a year 

Question to the IEA Board of Directors this morning: Did you know about cutting off the subsidy to TRIP?

Now that it has been revealed that part of the deal that it appears the We Are One coalition agreed to with Senate President John Cullerton includes an end to any subsidy towards the Teacher Retirement Insurance Program (TRIP), what will the IEA leadership say?
The IEA Board of Directors meets this weekend. The BOD includes Region Chairs from around the state.
Did THEY know?
I assure you that active teachers did not know.
Retirees did not know.
Read Glen Brown‘s post this morning. And mine from last night.
SB2404 is now clearly an unconstitutional bill, cleverly designed to