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

At its September 19 meeting, the Local 4408 Representative Assembly recognized Attorney General member Shirlene Daniels (pictured with President Matt Emigholz) for her decades of service to the union and the broader labor movement.

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On Labor Day, AFT members across the country celebrated the power of labor and the joy that comes with belonging to a union. The AFT’s 1.875 million members know that when we stand together, we have the power to win better pay and benefits, defend public services and fight for the programs and freedoms working families depend on. That’s the union difference. That’s the power of solidarity. Resources for AFT Members As a union founded on solidarity, equality and justice, the A

Join the next AFT Affordability Clinics today, Tuesday, September 8, at 2:00 PM CDT on student debt and at 6:00 PM CDT on PSLF program buyback eligibility to learn the best ways to take advantage of this opportunity for qualified borrowers. Register at https://web.cvent.com/event/e9c61181-c2f6-40d4-9ce4-013f1f911889/register.

(via the IFT) Every Labor Day, we hear the simple story of how workers organized and their organizing won them rights. This is true. But it leaves out a crucial point: our rights as workers were always secured in struggle. They were won by people practicing solidarity—standing together and refusing to accept half measures. W.E.B. Du Bois teaches us this in Black Reconstruction in America. During the Civil War, enslaved Africans didn’t wait for permission to be free. They lef

Local 4408 leaders helped represent the union at the State Fair Labor Pavilion on Saturday, August 15, answering questions from the public and building solidarity with the other unions working there.