Illinois Education Association President Ken Swanson on Thursday, March 25, urged the 133,000 IEA members to channel the anger they are feeling over the passage of legislation into a positive action; convincing the same lawmakers who passed the bill that cuts pension benefits for future employees to pass a tax increase that will stop layoffs and program cuts in public education and provide needed funding for education and human services in Illinois. See how your legislator voted: SB 1946 Senate Roll Call 3-24-10 SB 1946 House Roll Call
Illinois Education Association President Ken Swanson on Thursday, March 25, urged the 133,000 IEA members to channel the anger they are feeling over the passage of legislation into a positive action; convincing the same lawmakers who passed the bill that cuts pension benefits for future employees to pass a tax increase that will stop layoffs and program cuts in public education and provide needed funding for education and human services in Illinois. See how your legislator voted: Also on Thursday, Swanson sent Gov. Quinn a letter condemning the passage of SB 1946, expressing disgust over the imposition of the pension cuts for future employees without negotiating the proposals with IEA or any other impacted labor group. Read the letter to Gov. Quinn