Illinois Education Association Trying to Keep Retired Members

This from Mike at the Education Intelligence Agency:

When delegates to the Illinois Education Association's (IEA) Representative Assembly meet in March at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, they will discuss and debate a bylaw amendment that I freely admit I am too dense to make heads or tails out of...If the amendment passes, the dues of all IEA active members will increase $6 per year and they will become "pre-retired subscribers" unless they take advantage of a 60-day window to opt out – in writing. It seems to free the union from the chore of getting active members to become retired members when they retire."

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