Illinois Federation of Public Employees |  Local 4408
A Union of Professionals

TOMORROW: How are you joining your union for another Full Funding Friday? Walking in together? Wearing IFT blue? Tell us how you're showing what it looks like when workers stand united for fully funded education and public services! Underfunding has consequences. It looks like crowded classrooms, understaffed campuses, rising tuition, and stretched public services. With our Full Funding Friday actions, we're showing lawmakers and the public that schools and communities need f

We have made real progress in recent years on the fight to fix Tier 2. However, the road ahead is not easy, and we are going to need every one of you in this fight. Tier 2 employees — the dedicated public workers that keep our state moving — have been shortchanged for too long. You do the same work as your Tier 1 colleagues, but you retire on a lesser pension that doesn't provide an adequate retirement. The We Are One coalition’s bill, SB1937, would make dramatic strides to f

In the streets and on the shop floor, in union halls and at the ballot box, working people are rising up. Join America’s unions and working people across the country as we take back our power.   The Trump administration has committed the single biggest act of union-busting in history, attacking good jobs across the country. But America’s labor unions have been leading in our courts, on Capitol Hill and in our streets to fight back. Our movement will be there on No Kings Day t

Hello, Local 4408 Family, I come to you asking for help.  Libraries and affiliated organizations across this state are pushing for the passing of House Bill 5236, known as the Digital Library Protection Act.  Have you ever been annoyed because of how long you have to wait in a queue for a digital library book? How about your library having only Book 5 and not Books 1-4? The main reasons patrons see and are frustrated by these things is because of how libraries give access to

It’s Election Day! Polls are open — it’s time to make your voice heard. Whether you work in a school, on campus, a state agency, or in the field, your vote helps decide the policies that affect your work, public service, education, and our communities. VOTE TODAY! IFT Endorsements available here

Have you voted yet? As public workers, the policies shaped by elected leaders impact our work, our students, and the services our communities rely on. Whether you vote early or on Primary Election Day, make a plan — your voice matters. Find resources and our endorsement guide here .