Sick Leave Upon Retirement Legislation

  

Below is an editorial from today’s Philadelphia Inquirer. I know this issue is angering our members and that you are getting an ear full about it. We are working with our friends in the Legislature to address your concerns and I have reached out to Senator Sweeney to meet and discuss his proposal.
 
As you read the editorial, it seems like they are endorsing Sweeney’s proposal. However, keep reading to the section I highlighted. You will see that they are calling for a more reasonable approach to addressing this problem. We all know that the problem of large payouts of sick leave upon retirement that we read about in the paper every month (and that Christie refers…

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AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, is the nation’s largest union of public employees, with over 1.6 million members. The New Jersey Council of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME Council 73, is one of the 65 district councils that are affiliated with AFSCME international. Council 73’s 10,000 affiliated members work for cities, counties, the State, the private sector and other local units of government.

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