Illinois Federation of Public Employees |  Local 4408
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(via the AFT) Tomorrow, on Saturday, October 17, AFT members will join communities across the country for a nationwide day of nonpartisan voter participation. Make your plan to show up. Find an event near you, check your early voting options and help others get ready for Nov. 3.

On Saturday, September 26, RC-45 Mechanics Representative Assembly member Ryan Armstrong (left) and Area Vice-President Chad Purcell represented Local 4408 at the Cycledelic Endurance Challenge for St, Jude. Armstrong and Purcell participated in the 6-hour challenge on the 5-mile closed-loop course at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe. The Local’s $300 donation toward fighting childhood cancer helped the fundraiser come within $5,000 of meeting its $100,000 goal (as of the mo

CHICAGO, IL — Today, Governor JB Pritzker and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Christian Mitchell were endorsed by the Illinois Federation of Public Employees (IFPE) Local 4408, IFT-AFT. As a labor union representing Illinois’ public sector workers and state employees, IFPE Local 4408 works every day to improve workers’ rights, wages, and workplace protections, advocating for roughly 1,500 members in state government agencies. The IFPE Local 4408 voted unanimously to endors

Why wait for Nov. 3? Early voting opened yesterday across Illinois. Pick the day that works for your schedule. More voter information: ift-aft.org/vote

Join the next AFT Affordability Clinic tonight at 6:00 PM CDT to learn how to manage your student debt in a way that works best for you and discover tips and resources to get relief. Register here ⤵️ https://web.cvent.com/event/e9c61181-c2f6-40d4-9ce4-013f1f911889/register?environment=P2

(via Gene Mitchell, IFT Field Service Director) Join us on Wednesday, September 23, at 5:00 PM CDT! Labor is hosting a briefing for lawmakers on the Governor's plan to downsize Choate Mental Health Center and the negative impact that will have on the patients, our members, and the community. IFPE will be presenting information to lawmakers about this issue as well as other labor unions and organizations. Please join your fellow union members via zoom to show support and to le