Poll: MI Voters Oppose Closing Pension System
Michigan school employees – take note: Your public is behind you, even if the politicians in Lansing don’t always seem to be.
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Pension Bills Introduced – ACT NOW!
Republican leaders in the House and Senate today pushed ahead with plans to close the school employee retirement system to new hires despite reluctance from Gov. Rick Snyder and other GOP lawmakers over staggering cost estimates from the state’s own budget experts and independent studies.
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Pension Fight Begins Now—Take Action Today!
We still don’t know the substance of a coming attack on the school employee pension system, but we know it’s coming – and we’ve also learned Republican leaders plan to move quickly once legislation is introduced.
That means we need to be quicker.
We need to start calling and emailing state House and Senate lawmakers NOW to oppose this latest effort.
Closing off new employees to a defined benefit system would cost billions of dollars, leave dedicated educators without a secure retirement, and worsen the growing teacher shortage.
We’ll have a better chance of defeating plans to dismantle MPSERS if we stay on message and share individual stories. Put the arguments above into your own words. Tell your story, and share what’s happening in your family, your town, your region, the state of Michigan. Do it today!
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Lawmakers ID Money to Pay For Pension Attack – ACT NOW!
Senate Republicans had a choice to make this week – fixing roads or gutting school employee pensions – and they decided their priority is to eliminate retirement security for the dedicated professionals who staff our public schools.
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Partnership Agreements Stop School Closures
The state is finalizing partnership agreements expected to keep open almost all of the 38 schools threatened with closure for having low test scores.
DetailsPension Fight Begins Now—Take Action Today!
We still don’t know the substance of a coming attack on the school employee pension system, but we know it’s coming – and we’ve also learned Republican leaders plan to move quickly once legislation is introduced.
That means we need to be quicker.
We need to start calling and emailing state House and Senate lawmakers NOW to oppose this latest effort.
Closing off new employees to a defined benefit system would cost billions of dollars, leave dedicated educators without a secure retirement, and worsen the growing teacher shortage.
We’ll have a better chance of defeating plans to dismantle MPSERS if we stay on message and share individual stories. Put the arguments above into your own words. Tell your story, and share what’s happening in your family, your town, your region, the state of Michigan. Do it today!
DetailsSign Sen. Knezek’s Petition on 3% Case
Sen. David Knezek (D-Dearborn Heights) introduced a resolution late Wednesday demanding Gov. Rick Snyder return money illegally taken from school employees’ paychecks from 2010-12, the subject of a seven-year court battle led by MEA and AFT Michigan.
DetailsLawsuit Challenges Public Aid for Private Schools
A coalition of education groups is suing the state over a $2.5 million appropriation of tax dollars for private schools.
DetailsLegislators Plan Review of Michigan Merit Curriculum
A three-member Senate subcommittee will review graduation requirements to determine if the Michigan Merit curriculum needs updating.
DetailsContact Reps Today to Oppose Calendar Bargaining Ban
A bill to prohibit school calendar and schedule as a bargaining topic is expected to move from a state House committee this week – it’s time to contact your state representatives, and get parents and other interested community members involved.
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