by Tim McPhillips | Sep 21, 2021 | Newsletters
As a Chicago firefighter or paramedic, do you believe your public sector union dues, spent on political contributions, are beneficial to your long term financial security or your families’ well-being? Do you know how much of your monthly union dues end up in the...
by Tim McPhillips | May 15, 2021 | Newsletters
LEGAL THEFT AT OUR PENSION FUND Over the years, as your pension fund trustee, I have written newsletters in an attempt to counter who I call the City Apologists, those that try to discount or discredit any genuine concern for our pension fund’s integrity. Many of...
by Tim McPhillips | Feb 23, 2021 | Newsletters
There have been some interesting developments at our pension fund, so I thought I would focus this newsletter on the administration of the pension fund. The most interesting development that I think members should be aware of is that the Board renewed our fiduciary...
by Tim McPhillips | Dec 19, 2020 | Newsletters
I have been asked by members what I think of the City’s budget that passed the City Council in November. As a trustee of our pension fund I like the budget because it finally levies enough property tax to start funding our pension benefits based on sound financial...
by Tim McPhillips | Aug 26, 2020 | Newsletters
A short time after the recent Local 2 general election, the Secretary-Treasurer “published” the annual financial statements of our Union as required in the by-laws. I really don’t think putting them on the website buried under a bunch of other, less relevant...
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