CORRECTION – TODAY: House and Senate approve NON-TEACHER pension pillage in Illinois – as campaign contributors are awarded tax monies
Originally posted on Reclaim Reform:
CORRECTION: THE LEGISLATION PASSED TO CUT TO PENSIONS IN CHICAGO WAS FOR NON-TEACHING EMPLOYEES (such as paraprofessionals).
I apologize for my error.
Read the Tribune article HERE and Karen Lewis’ statement HERE.
I apologize for my error.
Read the Tribune article HERE and Karen Lewis’ statement HERE.
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In spite of state and federal constitutional protections, active teachers will pay more into their pension funds (going from 9.4% of gross income to 11.4%) they are assured will not be there for them when they retire. Retired teachers will also be pillaged in the latest Corporate Education Reform attacks against scapegoated teachers and all things related to public schools.
Chicago teachers are the target as the teachers in the rest of Illinois were targeted a few short weeks ago.
THERE ARE NO PARTY POLITICS INVOLVED. This ALEC driven, Tea Party plan was introduced by Chicago Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel and passed by the supermajority Democrats under Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigan and supermajority…
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TODAY: House and Senate approve teacher pension pillage in Illinois – as campaign contributors are awarded tax monies
In spite of state and federal constitutional protections, active teachers will pay more into their pension funds (going from 9.4% of gross income to 11.4%) they are assured will not be there for them when they retire. Retired teachers will also be pillaged in the latest Corporate Education Reform attacks against scapegoated teachers and all things related to public schools.
Chicago teachers are the target as the teachers in the rest of Illinois were targeted a few short weeks ago.
THERE ARE NO PARTY POLITICS INVOLVED. This ALEC driven, Tea Party plan was introduced by Chicago Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel and passed by the supermajority Democrats under Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigan and supermajority Democrats under Senate President John Cullerton. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn plans to sign it. Republicans who opposed this wanted more severe cuts, according to their leadership. Read the anti-teacher coverage by CBS News HERE
As pension cuts are made, tax money is being diverted to corporate campaign donors. Be assured that there is NO truth in the propaganda that passes as news from major corporate owned media. The lies about tax savings and ensuring the long security promises for rescuing the ailing pension funds were exposed days ago by David Sarota HERE.
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