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please write to fctopresident@aol.com.

 

 

Here are the Top 10 ANNUAL Pensions being Paid to Connecticut State Retirees: 

$433,892; $305,054; $304,151; $205,188; $233,624; $230,000; $229,963; $229,146; $221,422; $218,906.

 

Want to view all state retiree pensions paid? 

 

Click on Pensions - Transparency Connecticut - CT.gov. Next click on Search. Then go to the last Column headed Total, and click twice.  You should see the highest to the lowest pensions paid. To travel to the next page, click on the arrow at the top of the Column captioned Total. 

 

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March 23, 2017 

 

From:  The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayers 
Contact:  Susan Kniep, President
Website: 
http://ctact.org/
Email: fctopresident@aol.com

Telephone: 860-841-8032

 

 

CONNECTICUTS DEBT HAS REACHED

$74.3 BILLION!!! 

The Majority of this Debt is What we Owe State Retirees for their Pensions and Healthcare Costs. 

 

In addition, 13 State Labor Union Contracts are Up for Negotiations. Historically, negotiations are kept secret, behind closed doors.  The finalized Contracts then lay dormant for 30 days after which time they become law with no public knowledge or input.  And the most disturbingis that State Legislators do not cast a vote on one of the States largest expenses, State Employee Wages, Benefits and Pensions. 

 

This an Insult to the Taxpayers who Pay for these Multi-Million Dollar State Employee and Retiree Union Contracts!  The Secrecy Must End! State Legislators Must Come Out of Hiding, Hold a Public Hearing on all State Labor Union Contracts, and then Publicly Cast Their Votes! 

 

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The following is a list of proposed State Legislation which, if passed, will provide greater transparency of union contracts and help to constrain associated labor costs. 

 

WILL YOU LEND YOUR HELP TO GETTING SOME CONSTRUCTIVE LEGISLATION PASSED AND IN TURN LOWERING STATE COSTS?

 

Tomorrow, March 23, 2017, the State Appropriations Committee will hold a public hearing at 10:30 AM on the following list of subjects as provided by the Yankee Institute.

 

If you wish to be heard, you can submit your testimony

by email to apptestimony@cga.ct.gov.

 

You may wish to take some time over the weekend to review the following and then draft an email to the Appropriations Committee at apptestimony@cga.ct.gov.  Also consider contacting your state representatives, remind them they work for you and ask that they take the lead for the following proposed reforms. Ask them to also consider Freezing state employee wages for a minimum of two years.  If you have any questions, I would be delighted to hear from you.  Susan Kniep 860-841-8032 or fctopresident@aol.com.  Do not hesitate to contact me to discuss further. 

 

Please review the following:

 

 

  • Require a legislative vote on collective bargaining agreements. Right now, if lawmakers fail to vote on those agreements within a month, they automatically pass.
  • Limit the length of collective bargaining agreements. No more 20-year-long union agreements – that is unheard of in other states. 
  • Exclude overtime and mileage payments from pension calculations. 
  • Place all new hires into a 401(k)-style defined contribution plan, like the private sector receives. 
  • Increase state employee pension contributions.
  • Increase state employee co-pays for their healthcare.
  • Set state employee cost of living adjustments to match the social security adjustment rate.

 

You can find a full list here of the bills on the agenda for Friday.

 

 

 

 

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Please also take the time to review the following: 

 

 

A Legacy of Debt

A Five Part Series on the State of our State by CTMirror.org and Much More News 
CTMirror.org - Keith Phaneuf - Feb 3, 2017

 

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Governor Malloy would bill towns for teachers pensions, cut middle-class tax credit!

 

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Hartford Courant

 

With OT And Pensions Like This, No Wonder CT's In A Hole

 

The case of a state police sergeant who has been paid more than $289,000 this yearillustrates the extent of the state's fiscal mess, and its unwillingness to deal with it.Sgt. Stephanie Miller, who works at the state police barracks in Bethany, has been on the job for 22 years, making her eligible for retirement, and so far this year, she has been paid an eye-watering $185,000 in overtime. That makes her the highest-paid member of the state police union this year. Last year, she was paid more than $151,000 in overtime, part of a total compensation of about $257,000.But she is far from alone, she is among 117 state police officers who have received more than $50,000 in overtime this year. Continue reading at http://www.courant.com/opinion/editorials/hc-ed-police-overtime-1215-20161214-story.html

 

 

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PROTEST THE GOVERNOR AND STATE LEGISLATORS PASSING THE COST FOR TEACHER PENSIONS TO TOWN TAXPAYERS

WORK FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE ENCLOSED RESOLUTION. CALL

 860-841-8032 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. 
THE FEDERATION OF - CT TAXPAYERS - FEB 2017