V Reduced retirement benefits imposed on new

employees.
V Voucher proposal for Chicago schools narrowly
defeated.
V Input from IEA helps shape ISBE application for
Race to the Top grant.
V Higher ed borrowing legislation passed.
V Bill requiring teachers administer medication to
students passes despite IEA opposition.
V Influential voices are calling for pension benefits
for current members to be reduced/ eliminated.
V Supporters of private school vouchers are likely
to try again.
V Lack of state revenue continues to put pressure
on districts to cut staff, increase class sizes.
V Due process protections and contract seniority
provisions are under attack.
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V rppose any increase in
personal or corporate
income tax
V rppose ³progressive´ tax
system based on ability to
pay
V Support tax cuts and
elimination of fees, further
reducing revenue available
for education
V Support increasing state
revenue through the
personal and corporate
income tax
V Support ³progressive¶ tax
system
V Support property tax relief
and an increase in the
personal exemption for
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V Support fully funding the 5 V Support fully funding the 5
retirement systems but retirement systems
only by using current V rppose any reduction of
revenues current employee
V Support reduced retirement benefits
retirement benefits for V rppose imposing a
current employees defined contribution plan
V Support replacing the for state employees
current pension system
with a defined contribution
funded r LY by
employees


  

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V Support anti-union ³right
to work´ legislation
V Support cutting Illinois¶
minimum wage
V rppose law mandating
equal pay for men and
women
V ^ully support the
Collective Bargaining Act
V Support maintaining
Illinois¶ current minimum
wage
V Proclamation for Equal Pay
Day; April 20, 2010


  

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V Support elimination of the V Support full funding of the
State Board of Education State Board of Education
è Seeks total control of V Vow to veto voucher
education for governor. proposal if passed by
V Support imposition of lawmakers.
vouchers statewide
è ÿould divert hundreds
of millions of dollars
from public to private
schools
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