{"id":7,"date":"2026-06-22T04:35:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T04:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saveourpension.org\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-06-24T08:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:05:37","slug":"colibri-wp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saveourpension.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Page"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CTA Employees and Concerned Citizens of Chicago<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Everyone Pays Fair Share and Same Retirement Rules<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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The Math of Injustice<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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14.795 % of current CTA wages goes to pensions that were never properly funded\u2014while the executives who broke the system never paid a dime. We are subsidizing their greed and misleading financial projections.  <\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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This blog is dedicated to educating and informing CTA employees about the challenges impacting their paychecks and retirement security. Our goal is to provide clear information, explain how pension costs affect take-home pay, and highlight\n steps employees can take to stay informed, get involved, and advocate for meaningful change. By understanding the issues, sharing knowledge, and taking action, CTA employees can work together to protect their earnings, demand fairness,\n and ensure that hardworking employees are not forced to carry an unfair financial burden.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Request for Legislative Amendment: The CTA Pension Equity Act<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div>
Transmittal Email Template You can copy, paste, and modify this template to send to your local Illinois State Representative and Senator. You can find your specific lawmakers and their email addresses using the Illinois State Board of Elections Find My Elected Officials tool. Subject: URGENT: Constituent […]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Pension Math That Works: When Everyone Pays Their Fair Share<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div>
For many CTA employees, the frustration surrounding the pension system is not just about the future \u2014 it is about watching their paycheck contributions steadily climb year after year. Over the last two decades, employee pension contributions have increased dramatically. In 2007, CTA employees contributed 3% […]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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The 26-Year Penalty: How Valerie Jarrett Became the Face of Boomer Pension Theft<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div>
For decades, younger generations heard a simple promise: work hard, pay into the system, and retire with dignity. But for anyone under 40 looking at the Chicago Transit Authority’s pension catastrophe, that promise reads as a cruel joke. Consider two career paths. Path A: You are […]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Demand change CTA Employees and Concerned Citizens of Chicago Pension AUDITS Everyone Pays Fair Share and Same Retirement Rules contributions 9% Max Pension Contribution, and 2:1 Employer Match IL Pension Code How Previous Leadership Changed the Rules The Math of Injustice 14.795 % of current CTA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/homepage.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saveourpension.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saveourpension.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saveourpension.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saveourpension.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saveourpension.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/saveourpension.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":128,"href":"https:\/\/saveourpension.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saveourpension.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}