John Dillon’s to-do list.
John Dillon is a friend and pension blogger. His blog can be found here. Snow is falling outside the window; most of the leaves have fallen or been blown into the neighbor’s yard. They rake mine, and I rake the family’s on the other side of my home. Traditions. Thanksgiving comes late this year, and Christmas will follow quickly after. Legislators in Springfield are spreading speculations of a
The in box. “”Characterizations that affected unions negotiated and agreed to Senate Bill 1523 are inaccurate.”
We Are One: “Characterizations that affected unions negotiated and agreed to Senate Bill 1523 are inaccurate. The bill was not the final product of any negotiations. Furthermore, SEIU Local 73, a coalition member which represents 80% of the affected employees and retirees, opposes the bill, as does our coalition. “SB 1523 unfairly slashes constitutionally-protected pension benefits and harms the r
Tony at the Red Line Tap.
“Who are you? Where’s Marty?” “I’m Sean. Marty quit.” “Quit? How come.” “She got hired to host a show on public access channel in some town in Iowa. It is going to be like Check Please! Different people reviewing restaurants.” “In a small town in Iowa? How many restaurants can there be?” “I told her that. But she said that it’s a local public access show. Nobody watches anyway. They may just do
Park District union opposes pension cutting bill.
There has been confusion as to whether SEIU local 73 which represents Chicago Park District employees agreed to Bill 1523. They did not, calling it “a devastating pension reform bill.” There is concern that the Madigan bill will be used as a template for cutting state employee pensions. Here is the SEIU local 73 statement: On November 6, the Illinois legislature passed Senate Bill 1523, a devastat
The in box. Benefits with strings attached.
Patrick Yeagle, The Illinois Times A new package of health benefits for state retirees comes with a string attached: an audit to make sure every dependent on the new plans is eligible for coverage. But some retirees say the audit is skewed to kick people off of the rolls. Historically, state retirees have paid deductibles and other costs for their state-provided health insurance, but they haven’t
Dad was a veteran of two wars.
Robert Klonsky. Between his two wars. Dad was a veteran of two wars. In 1936 at the age of 17 he fought at Jarama. The Spanish Civil War. And six years later he fought in the Pacific. The Second World War. “Your dad fought in the Spanish-American War?” The Spanish Civil War. “With Teddy Roosevelt?” With Steve Nelson. Irv Goff. Against Franco. “Franco?” General Francisco Franco. A pal of Hitler a
11-10-13 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.: 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 th
Is Loki after YOUR PENSION? You Need The Pension Avenger
Big Education Ape: 11-10-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky: Is Loki after YOUR PENSION? You Need The Pension Avenger11-10-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred KlonskyFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: A pension bill by December 5th. Corrections and updates.A few days ago I posted abo