In the Clear for Now

The Illinois General Assembly has adjourned until Nov. 8 without voting on the pension-cutting bill SB 512, the same bill that IEA members and staff stopped during the spring legislative session.

 

Thursday, the final day of the first half of the fall session, began in a confusing manner. A newspaper story stated that House Republican Leader Tom Cross had claimed to have the GOP votes needed to pass SB 512. This report conflicted with everything we had heard from the Statehouse for the last few weeks. Later in the day, we received word that the report was being denied, and that, just as had been the case in the spring, there are currently not enough votes to pass the pension-cutting bill.

 

While it is still believed that the bill won't see action until after the Illinois Primary, IEA cannot be lulled into a false sense of security.

 

A "Call to Action" has been issued for IEA members.