Dave Dorl appointed to state committee

                Niles Township Support Staff President Dave Dorl has been appointed by Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn to serve on the Guideline Development Committee for the new Green Cleaning Schools Act.  Dorl is a maintenance technician at Niles Township District 219.  Local 1274 Field Staff Director Kathy Gingrich is also on the committee to assist Dorl.

By Kathy Gingrich, 1274 Field Service Director

Did you know that your right to union membership and your union’s very existence is guaranteed by the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act?  Did you know such an act even exists?  If the answer to these questions is No, you are not alone.  Many union members do not know about this important law and what it means for educational employees.