Teachers, Coal Miners and ALL of Us
Illinois public employees at the State capital.
The Illinois Teacher Pension pillage by its own state legislature is one part of the overall War Against the Middle Class by mega-corporate billionaires. The state claims it wants to write off debt; the political/corporate reality is much more complex, destructive and draconian. (See HERE for a fuller explanation.)
What is happening to the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and the Illinois Education Association (IEA) in combination with the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) and the other state employees’ unions (police, firefighters, transportation employees, AFL-CIO employees, etc.) who are part of We Are One Illinois? This is the public employee version of pension raiding that is part of the corporate takeover of America – with minor legislative differences to aid the treachery.
The attack against active and retired public school teachers is part of the dismantling of