From the May 23, 2011 edition of The Nation.:
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Category: News & Updates
What’s Going On?
SB512 is expected to move through the Illinois legislature this week; it is still in flux, but changes are being proposed that would either drastically increase your contributions (i.e. the amount of the SURS deduction taken out of each of your paychecks) , or force you to change to plans that either have a higher retirement age (age 67) or higher risk/reduction of benefit to continue with the current lower per-paycheck contributions.
These changes affect all PT faculty members who currently pay into SURS, regardless of union status. The IEA considers these changes unconstitutional and is strongly opposing them. Learn more here.
What Can You Do?
Please contact your legislators (in person, if you can) and let them know how these changes would affect you. As minimally-compensated PT Faculty members, many of whom are nearing retirement age, these proposed changes would have profound negative impact on us.
IEA Members can use this tool to send a message to their State Representative and Senator. If you are not an IEA member or CODAA member, you can independently look up the contact information for your State Representative and Senator at this website.
Please speak up about this important issue!
Click here to download and read a copy of the most recent HEC Report. Please take note of the 4th item.
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CODAA Election Results
The following individuals next will serve on CODAA’s Executive Board:
President
Diane Rzeszewski
1st VP
Colleen McCoy
2nd VP
Birgit Noodt
Secretary
Rochelle Favale
Treasurer
Stella Styrczula
Regional Council Representatives
Cheryl Baunbach-Caplan
Joe Crickard
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CODAA Officer’s Election Ballot
The following people will be on the ballot for CODAA’s Executive Board. The election is this week, April 27th. Voting will take place in person in IC-2070 from 6:30am – 7:00pm.
President
Diane Rzeszewski (Speech/Communications)
1st VP
Colleen McCoy (Psychology)
2nd VP
Birgit Noodt (History)
Joe Trahey (ESL/ABE/ASE)
Secretary
Rochelle Favale (Health & Special Student Services)
Birgit Noodt (History)
Treasurer
Ibtisam Tartir (Anatomy & Physiology)
Stella Styrczula (Business Technology)
Regional Council Representative
(vote for 2)
Cheryl Baunbach-Caplan (Counseling/Advising)
Joe Crickard (Business Management & Marketing)