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President’s Weekly

May 12, 2008

As I have spoken with our membership around the state I have been asked a number of times about PSEA’s efforts on and the status of the SB 183 – Repeal of Tier IV and SB 153 – Military Time for Medical Credit fights.  These are good questions and legitimate concerns.  Let me assure you that these battles have not been forgotten nor abandoned.  PSEA is part of the Alaska Pension Coalition which consists of 18+ private and public sector unions and the Coalition remains politically active fighting for SB 183.  All proposed bills “die” after two years and both SB 183 and SB 153 fall into this category.  But, remember that SB 183 gained much more momentum in the 2008 Legislative Session than anyone had expected- it almost made it to the Senate Floor.  Much compelling testimony and evidence was presented during the Session.  Both PSEA and the Coalition are carefully gauging the upcoming 2008 election and evaluating candidates.  We hope to experience the same degree of success we had in 2006.  If so, we believe we will see Tier IV go away and passage of SB 153 in 2009.  In short, we will continue to fight for these bills by reintroducing them in the 2009 Session and will continue to fight for their passage until we realize the change.  Thanks to all who have participated in the political process for these bills.  I am confident we will realize our ultimate goals.  Thank you.

Rob Cox

PSEA President

Updated:  May 14, 2008© 2002 Public Safety Employees Association. All Rights Reserved.

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