Correction: Ford invested $500M not $400M. By: Diane Benjamin Since Rivian now has $500,000,000 from Ford, will they continue to accept subsidies from taxpayers? PDF Page 4 and following: https://www.normal.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2258 December 8, 2016 What are the details that “will be negotiated at a later date“? I’m sure they still want the property tax rebate – everybody […]
By: Diane Benjamin I’ve received some of the details the union employees agreed to today with Mitsubishi. Approval for the plan was overwhelming. Long time employees with be eligible for 16 months of insurance coverage. Coverage decreases on a sliding scale for employees with fewer years of service. Employees 54 years old and higher will […]
By: Diane Benjamin Something I found while looking for something else: The Unit 5 contract with the Unit 5 Education Association says teachers only have to pay “Fair Share”, not full union dues. http://www.unit5.org/cms/lib03/IL01905100/Centricity/Domain/54/contract.pdf Page #42 How many teachers know that? Don’t we always hear not joining the union is not an option? Teachers: Are […]
By: Diane Benjamin The Coliseum contract with CIAM states negotiations for renewal must start the year before the current contract expires. It expires next year, so negotiations are happening. Have you heard anything from Renner? Hales? City Council? NOPE! When your government refuses to communicate with you, you are not just uniformed. You are left to imagine […]
By: Diane Benjamin The below information from 2008 was obtained under the Freedom of Information Act more than a year ago, the City of Bloomington does not have Coliseum reports on-line prior to 2012. Click on either picture below to enlarge. The 2014-2015 Budget numbers can be found here: http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=8264 Note: The revenue budget has […]
