Short Notice but an Important One...

[FD Bro']

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ALL HANDS ON DECK!

THE FIRST SHOWDOWN OF 2011 IS HERE!

JOIN US IN TALLAHASSEE OR BY PHONE

Tell your legislators:

“DON’T BALANCE THE BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF

FLORIDA’S PUBLIC WORKERS”

The Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee has been holding hearings over the past few weeks concerning radical changes to Florida’s public pension systems, both the FRS and local plans. In spite of the fact that all of the information indicates our pension systems are strong and contributing to our overall economy, some seem determined to continue a dangerous course. This Friday, February 18th at 8:00 AM they are holding a public hearing on pensions in Tallahassee. All workers and retirees are needed to contact your elected officials and tell them to leave our public sector pensions alone!

Florida’s budget is facing an over $3.5 billion deficit yet they are still talking about tax cuts for the wealthy and eliminating all corporate taxes! In order to pay for those tax cuts, they want to raid our pension systems which are some of the strongest in the nation.
Legislators want to force public sector employees to pay 5% toward their pension contributions, amounting to a new income tax on our teachers, firefighters, police officers, state and local government workers. Public servants who have sacrificed raises over the past few years to balance state and local budgets and are paid at levels below their private sector counterparts.
Closing the Defined Benefit plan for all new hires, forcing them into risky 401k plans where Wall Street will gamble with our tax dollars. Forcing all new hires into defined contribution plans will cost all taxpayers $150 million the first year, $300 million the second, $450 million the third and so on until 2018!


JOIN US IN TALLAHASSEE TO SPEAK OUT ON THIS FIRST ATTACK ON FLORIDA’S WORKERS!

If you can travel to Tallahassee, please contact Phyllis Garrett at pgarett@flaflcio.org

If not

CALL YOUR LEGISALTORS ON THE COMMITTEE AND TELL THEM TO STOP ATTACKING OUR PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS AND THEIR RETIREMENT SECURITY. CLICK HERE FOR THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS’ CONTACT INFORMATION.

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We need all private sector workers to stand in solidarity with our public counterparts, this is just the first attack of many this session…when they come for you your public sector brothers and sisters will be there!



FD Bro'

We do not complain about your shortcomings but about your long stayings.

I am also a public servant and have no problem contributing to my retirement fund. If someone can't afford contributing the small amount being asked then they are living way above their means. Prior to Lawton Chiles State employees contributed to their retirement funds. IF contributing assured it would be there I am all for it. Although I am not of the younger give me give me generation. What’s in it for them is that it will still be there when they want to retire. This is simple economics 101 the money must come from somewhere, and I would rather pay into my own retirement then have a state income tax which will be the next solution that is considered. Think about that.