To: Rahm Emanuel, The Illinois State House, The Illinois State Senate, and Governor J.B. Pritzker

Don't Leave Poor People Out of the Minimum Wage Debate

Teachers' Pensions

Why is this important?

Some of us depend entirely on our pensions to survive. They have already cut $300 from my pension in health subsidies, and I'm paying more for medical care. This is because I never could get the COPS to put me on Medicare. I wrote the board, the president, the governor, the first lady, and the mayor, probably in the '80s, begging to be put on Medicare. Nothing happened.