Comments:
Enjoyed reading about the Wisconsin judge who overturned the Scott Walker collective bargaining law....judge deemed Walker law "unconstitutional"....and "..that one group cannot be singled out...and treated differently...violates equal protection standard"....wonder if this applies to singling out teacher pensions...mostly women...gender bias....(and like Scott Walker....Rahm and Quinn will not go after police and fire that are predominantly male professions)...rank and file teachers are over 80% women...and elderly women...Hmmm!! Sounds like Salem! wonder if Gloria Aldridge would like to represent us?
Enjoyed reading about the Wisconsin judge who overturned the Scott Walker collective bargaining law....judge deemed Walker law "unconstitutional"....and "..that one group cannot be singled out...and treated differently...violates equal protection standard"....wonder if this applies to singling out teacher pensions...mostly women...gender bias....(and like Scott Walker....Rahm and Quinn will not go after police and fire that are predominantly male professions)...rank and file teachers are over 80% women...and elderly women...Hmmm!! Sounds like Salem! wonder if Gloria Aldridge would like to represent us?
Added: September 15, 2012
Name: Ann
From: Chicago
E-mail: Contact
I agree with the last two posts suggesting economic boycotts and pointing out the disproportionate number of women who will be affected by any reduction in pensions. The 10 years of no funding (1995-2005) during the largest gain in the stock market in our lifetime must be restored with earnings along with the additional billions of dollars diverted by the legislature when CPS was excused from contributing to our fund and used the money to build schools. The movement to "reform" pensions suggests that the pensions we earned were some kind of scam. With the average pension at $41,000, how can that number be considered outrageous? Is there a plan to mobilize all the unions in this state to vote NO on the amendment on the November ballot? Also, it was my understanding that the 3% was a defined benefit and not a COLA.