From Glen Brown’s blog:
From Glen Brown’s blog: From the 12-page legal document recently filed by the law firm of Tabet, DiVito & Rothstein on behalf of the plaintiffs named from the IRTA and IASA Many thousands of livelihoods depend on consistent enforcement of the Pension Protection Clause. Countless careers, retirements, personal investments and medical treatments have been planned in justifiable reliance
Public employees want unity in the defense of our pensions. And transparency.
A few days ago the Illinois Retired Teachers Association filed suit in a Cook County Court. This was the first of what will be other legal actions against Senate Bill 1. SB1 was passed on December 3rd. It is a dagger to the heart of public employee pensions in Illinois. “A model for the nation,” said Squeezy, the Governor. I am a member and unit leader of an IRTA chapter. I am also a leader of an
12-29-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Bob Lyons. “It’s not personal.”Bob Lyons is a member of the Teacher Retirement System board of trustees. He represents the retirees on the board. The board of trustees is now a defendant in the IRTA suit to overturn the pension-busting Senate Bill 1. Fred, The TRS board was told at the start of the mo
