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2010 Legislative Agenda
- Oppose legislation that promotes or supports the use of public tax
dollars for the privatization of public schools or other non-union privatization schemes
- Eliminate a residency requirement for Chicago teachers
- Give designated domestic partners survivor and death benefits
- Give retired PSRPs an insurance subsidy
- Make permitted subjects of bargaining mandatory
- Make all income pensionable
- Support legislation that would give CTU the opportunity to request of
CPS an Early Retirement Option (ERO)
- Increase sick day use for pension calculation from 244 to up to
340 days
- Add a PSRP member to the Local School Council
- Support legislation that would provide a 5+5 early retirement incentive
- Support legislation for the establishment of an elected Chicago Public Schools school board
Click here to view the legislative update from October 28.
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