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Shine the Light on Fair Funding

Monday, December 08, 2008

More than 100 education employees braved sub-freezing temperatures Friday night and marched to the Old State Capitol to draw attention to the need for school funding reform in Illinois.  [Watch the video] [Photos]

Letter to the Editor regarding Pension Merger Plan

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

The following letter to the editor was distributed statewide today in response to State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias' proposal to merge the five state pension systems.

CEC's Union Leadership Training Series

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

The Consortium for Educational Change has developed a series of training sessions for 2009 that focuses on the development of union leaders who are equipped to address the changing needs of their members. 

IEA Rejects Plan to Combine Pension Systems

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

A new proposal by Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias that would diminish the ability of Teachers Retirement System (TRS) members to control their pension system and could hurt other state-funded systems is being rejected by IEA President Ken Swanson.

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Important:

IEA Representative Assembly

March 12 -14, 2009
Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Rosemont, Illinois

About:

Some 1,200 delegates representing IEA K-12 teachers, higher education personnel, educational support professionals, retirees and student members will attend the 154th meeting of the IEA Representative Assembly (IEA RA) in March. The RA, the highest policy-making body of the Association, will bring together representatives from your IEA regions and local associations to act on resolutions, reports and recommendations of the Board of Directors and motions by fellow delegates. The meeting is the culmination of a year long effort to ensure that member needs and interests are integrated into the daily workings of the organization.

Initially, delegates attend open hearings where they gather crucial information on issues facing the Association. The days following are spent in conducting business and making policy, including the all-important discussions on how your dues dollars will be spent.

The IEA Representative Assembly is your assembly. Contact your leaders now and make sure they carry your concerns to this policy-making body. Your involvement gives life to our democratic traditions.

IEA-RA Ballots Due in the Morris Office by: December 9, 2008