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(July 1, 2009) Legislative Chair Bill Naegele: When all is said and done a lot gets said and nothing gets done. It is status quo in Springfield as legislators jammed I-55 to get out of town. They sent a budget to Gov. Pat Quinn that appropriates approximately 50% of last year's budget.
Layoff notices are already going out to some state employees and a lot of human services agencies are planning to close. The state has enough money to continue to operate at last year's levels for about 2 weeks.
Quinn has vowed to veto the budget which means that the state will begin to shut down soon if no further action is taken. Bethany Jaeger and her heroic team from Illinois Issues Magazine give great insight into all of the nonsense that took place yesterday. After a long, trying day some pundits were missing the good old days of Rod Blagojevich. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline.
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(June 21, 2009) Local 1600 and the IFT with its union coalition elected five of the six board members to the State Universities Retirement System. Perry Buckley and Bill Naegele praised our members for voting in the first SURS mail-in election. Click on the hyperlink headline for the full story. |
Jun. 18-20, 2009) At the AFT Communicators Network Contest Awards held within the National Labor College in Silver Spring, MD, Bob Blackwood, Todd Lakin and Bill O'Connell were honored for the Local 1600 website and the College Union Voice. All three members contributed to both media sources. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline.
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(June 17, 2009) At State Representative John D’Amico’s (D-15) fundraiser, Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, Secretary of State Jesse White and State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias showed up to honor a hard-working legislator. President Perry Buckley and his assistant, 39th Ward Democratic Committeeman Randy Barnette, were there too. For more photos, follow the Smugmug link toward the top of this homepage to “Politics” galleries and then “Politics Spring 2009.” For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(June 17, 2009) Retirees Chapter Chair Norm Swenson knows a Greektown luncheon will bring out his members. But, none of them were happy about what the legislators in the General Assembly have been doing or, not doing, and President Perry Buckley was with them 100 percent. SURS Employer Representative Larry Curtis was quite aware of the members’ feelings and was sympathetic to them. For more photos, follow the Smugmug link toward the top of the homepage to the “Our Active Retirees” galleries. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
June 3 Update to Members' "Thank You"
(June 3, 2009) Many thanks for all the efforts you made to contact your state representatives and state senators by phone calls, emails and postcards. The Illinois General Assembly has passed a partial budget and is now in an overtime session requiring a 60% majority to pass a full budget. However, it seems apparent via newspaper reports that Speaker Mike Madigan is determined to try to bring in the Two-tiered Pension Plan. Currently, the best guess is that the members of the General Assembly will not return until 10 days.
As soon as the leadership of both parties firm up their positions, we will be asking you to call, email or write to influence them again. Legislative Chair Bill Naegele (pictured above) appreciates your efforts considering what is at stake for us all. We will put up more information on the website as soon as more information is available from the IFT. The struggle continues.
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(May 22, 2009) Jerry Neadly, a longtime leader of the Morton Faculty Chapter, was honored at its Annual Spring Luncheon on May 22. Chapter Chair Dante Orfei lauded Neadly as did many of the members. Scott Neadly, the son of Jerry and Lenore and a 2009 graduate of Morton College, read a tribute to his father by George Seibel. For more photos by Bessmarie Prazak, follow the Smugmug link toward the top of this page to the “Parties” category, and then “End-of-the-Year Parties, 2009.” For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(May 21, 2009) Morton Classified Chair Tim Visk held a briefing session to make clear to the membership what they were facing from the Morton College Board. The board proposed 57 changes to the current contract. For more photos, follow the Smugmug link toward the top of the page on the union homepage to the “Business” galleries of the Local 1600 Smugmug pages. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(May 19) The Oakton Classified Chapter has the good sense to award scholarships to the students they know the best, the students who work with them in the departments and offices of Oakton College. V. P. Classified Jillian Verstrate, Chapter Chair Patty Lucas and Award Committee Chair Krissie Harris were prominent at the ceremony on May 19. For more photos, follow the Smugmug link toward the top of this page to the Local 1600 pages marked “Scholarship Banquets” on the Smugmug website in the galleries for “Spring 2009.” For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(May 14, 2009) The Triton Faculty Chapter had a record crowd at the Villa Brunetti Banquets on May 14. Chapter Chair Debra Baker, head of the negotiating team, addressed the members’ concerns about negotiations for their contract which expires on July 31, 2009. The members lauded retiring former Chapter Chair Maggie Hahn-Wade. For more photos, follow the Smugmug link placed toward the top of the union homepage in the “Parties” galleries of the Local 1600 Smugmug pages. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(May 14, 2009) Chapter Chair Margie McGowan’s Harper Pro/Techs passed out two scholarships to deserving students at their May 14 luncheon in the Staff/Faculty Dining Room. But the buzz at the tables was about the attack on the members’ pension in Springfield. Local 1600 Secretary Pat Wenthold gave a report on what attacks are threatened and what they can do. For more photos from this event, follow the Smugmug link toward the top of this homepage to the "Scholarship Banquets" galleries on our Smugmug pages. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(May 7, 2009) The Moraine Valley Faculty Association held its annual end-of-the-year picnic at Pioneer Woods in Palos. It was a beautiful day in early May for Chapter Chair Jan Hill and the membership. For more photos, follow the Smugmug link at the top of this homepage to the “Parties” gallery on Smugmug then to the “End-of-year Parties, 2009” gallery. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(May 1, 2009) President Perry Buckley presided over a sold-out 44th Annual Union Banquet on Mayday at Sox Park’s Stadium Club. Students received scholarships, faculty, part-time faculty, security, classified and support staff had a fabulous time. For more photos, follow the Smugmug link at the top of this homepage to "Parties" on the Local 1600 Smugmug pages. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(Apr. 17, 2009) The CCCTU Credit Union met on Apr. 17 to make decisions to assist members who need personal loans and loans for automobile purchases. The car loan rates are as low as 5%. For more information on how to join the Credit Union or how to get a loan, see the full story by clicking the hyperlink headline. |
Start your new year off right by learning basic occupational Spanish with Command Spanish® Online! Choose from over 15 different occupational Spanish courses. Members and their friends and family receive a 15% discount on the normally priced $99 course fee. At the same time, the COPE fund receives 15% as well. Make your New Year's Resolution to learn some Spanish a reality and raise money for COPE. Just click on the link to begin. |
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