Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Lobby TODAY regarding the Retirement Proposals

This morning the Michigan Senate will be holding a committee hearing on SB 1040, the retirement bill, at 10am in Lansing. The MEA will have many members at the hearing and obviously, teaching school, you are in most likelihood unable to attend. BUT LET YOUR SENATOR KNOW VIRTUALLY what your feelings are!

Please WRITE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE or CALL. USE THIS LINK TO CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE MICHIGAN SENATE & WRITE!

Click this link! http://capwiz.com/nea/mi/directory/statedir.tt?state=MI&lvl=state

  • Tell your senator and representative that these laws are punitive and they break the promises made to you by the State of Michigan regarding your retirement.
  • Tell your senator and representative that charging employees from 8 to 11% of their salaries, as well as paying 20% toward your insurance, while inhibiting what can be counted toward your Final Average Compensation is punitive and serves no other purpose.

  • Tell you senator and representative that charging employees from 8 to 11 % of their salaries, as well as paying 20% toward their insurance costs, will seriously inhibit your ability to provide for your families and save your own money toward future retirement.
  • Tell your senator and representative they are punishing your families and inhibiting your ability to provide a college education to allow them to become productive adult citizens of Michigan.
  • TELL THEM NO!!! STOP THE ATTACKS ON EDUCATORS!!!!!

Please WRITE YOUR REPRESENATIVE or CALL. USE THIS LINK TO CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE MICHIGAN SENATE & WRITE!Click this link! http://capwiz.com/nea/mi/directory/statedir.tt?state=MI&lvl=state