tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1797875972831999598.post1484479391375731200..comments2023-11-22T04:27:07.521-06:00Comments on glen brown: "Illinois Supreme Court Rules on the Scope of the State Constitution’s Pension-Benefit Protection" (Freeborn & Peters LLP)gbrownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435049339082622611noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1797875972831999598.post-69778582619033799292014-12-31T10:18:14.286-06:002014-12-31T10:18:14.286-06:00Remember the IEA, IFT, et al. were willing to impa...Remember the IEA, IFT, et al. were willing to impair this guaranteed constitutional right and benefit when they agreed to Senate Bill 2404 with the liars and thieves of the Illinois General Assembly months ago. The choice between having either health care or a COLA was not a moral and legal consideration for retirees!<br /><br />We can expect the Illinois General Assembly will continue their assaults on our constitutional contract. Thus, we need a dynamic leadership with determination to “build the rank-and-file’s collective capacity to resist”: an association that will mobilize its membership against those among us who insist upon debasing our constitutional rights and benefits and public school teachers. <br /><br />We need union leaders who are not willing to bargain away our rights and benefits!gbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435049339082622611noreply@blogger.com