Karen Lewis. The pension heist. Must read.
KAREN LEWIS PUBLIC ADDRESS: IT’S ABOUT THE MONEY CITY CLUB CHICAGO Monday, May 5, 2014 On behalf of the members and staff of the Chicago Teachers Union, I want to thank you for inviting me to the City Club again. I am always honored and pleased to stand before you. One of my fondest memories of growing up in Chicago was when I was about seven years and my father would take me out on Saturdays for
Public pension theft is a national scandal. A story that goes way beyond one state.
David Sirota, Pando Daily Thanks to confidential documents exclusively obtained by Pando, we can now see some of the language and fee structures in the agreements between the “alternative investment” industry and major public pension funds. Taken together, the documents raise serious questions about whether the government employees, trustees and politicians overseeing major public pension funds a
Karen Lewis. “I’m not looking to make anybody’s election year easy.” No contract extension.
Chicago Tribune: Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said today that the union likely will not agree to a one-year extension on the three-year contract that was signed after a seven-day strike in September 2012. That means contract talks between the union and the Chicago Public Schools could be underway during the campaign leading up to the February 2015 mayoral election. Lewis long has
John, Glen, Ken and I discuss. What should we do about Quinn and Rauner?
John Dillon, Glen Brown, Ken Previti and I are all retired teachers, activists, advocates for pension justice and bloggers. Today we discuss the issue of what our union and the members of the Illinois Education Association, should do in the Illinois election for governor. This will be cross-posted on all four blogs. Voting for Quinn in November: Seeking HazMat Suit on EBay There is the old clic
5-4-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Sunday reads.This week teachers at Brooklyn’s International High School at Prospect Heights said no to pointless and testing. Veteran New York teacher and union Chapter leader Arthur Goldstein explains why he is against the contract to Diane Ravitch who wrote that it was a good deal. The Sunday New Yo