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My Final Reflections: Don't Buy Into the Attacks
(via Dan Montgomery, IFT President) As we hold our IFT triennial convention this weekend, it is an exciting time when delegates representing members around the state will elect new officers to lead our union. It is also a time to be clear-eyed. Groups with radically anti-union agendas have invested tens of millions of dollars to encourage the people of Illinois to resent teachers and our unions. For the most part, we’ve ignored them: Their biased, extremist messages don’t de
Secretary of State Bargaining Unit Holding Pumpkin Decorating Contest--Submissions Due Monday, October 27, with Voting on Favorites to Follow!
(via Ryan Franklin, Secretary of State Area Vice-President) Note: This contest is limited to Secretary of State. Welcome to the SOS IFPE...
Join U.S. Rep. Budzinski to Rally for Federal Workers on Mon., Oct. 6, in Springfield
(via Springfield and Central Illinois Trades and Labor Council) Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski will be holding a Federal Worker Rally and...
Update from the AFT on the Federal Government Shutdown
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have forced a government shutdown to continue gutting our country’s healthcare...
Take Action to End Government Shutdown and Protect Public Employees!
From the AFT: Democratic leaders have proposed a funding bill that keeps the government open, deals with the looming healthcare cuts...
Message from the AFT on the Federal Government Shutdown: What’s at Stake for Public Employees and the People They Serve
Healthcare The Republicans are attacking our healthcare in many ways: through the Big Ugly Bill and funding freezes and cuts. Without...
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