The in box. Donate to the IRTA Legal Defense Fund.
Fred Of course, as soon as ANY bill that diminishes our current benefits passes and is signed into law the IRTA Legal Defense Fund will be hiring lawyers to challenge its Constitutionality. That fund is currently around $140,000. It will take around $300,000 for a complete Constitutional challenge. Donate below (from the IRTA website) - Paul Mikulcik Greetings from the Illinois Retired Teachers As
The Chicago Park District pension bill. A test case.
This is a day for corrections and clarifications. And not just because it is Sunday and fewer people read my posts on Sunday. Earlier in the week I reported that although the General Assembly did not pass a pension bill affecting state employees, they did pass a bill that cut the COLAs of Chicago Park District employees. Some view it as a possible template for future action that the GA will take
A pension bill by December 5th. Corrections and updates.
A few days ago I posted about the prospect of The Gang of Ten having a COLA busting bill ready for a special General Assembly session on December 5th. I said I was skeptical. But I have since been corrected on several factual points. I thought the bill would need a super majority to pass. I have since been informed that since the bill that would not go into effect until June 2014 it needs only a
The in box. George Schmidt. “Once the Vallas news came out by noon on Friday, the negative reaction from the CTU delegates and rank-and-file was unanimous.”
George Schmidt publishes Substance News. Fred, Pat Quinn was in danger of having the CTU sit out the last election, but Karen Lewis realized that the alternative then to Quinn was Brady — and we would have been near to being a Wisconsin. So in early October, after a previous “no endorsement”, the CTU House of Delegates voted to endorse Quinn. Karen led that change, and I helped her with it The la
Sunday reads.
See the new documentary, The Trials of Muhammad Ali. Why Paul Vallas’ brother supported Tea Party Bill Brady for Illinois Governor. Diane Ravitch updates her health status. David Sirotia: Teachers aren’t the problem. It’s the economy, stupid. Racing to the Top with one leg in a bear trap. The Progressive Fox on the Vallas disastrous choice. The Chicago Teachers Union has supported Governor Quinn
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11-9-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky.The in box. Medicare Advantage retiree meeting in Buffalo Grove.Fred, Senator Julie Morrison called late this afternoon to announce that a timely meeting for the purpose of presenting information about the State of Illinois Medicare Advant