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History
(Nov. 10, 2009) Former CCCTU President Norm Swenson’s work has just become part of history. Twelve movers’ cartons of documents are being transferred to the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan for the labor archives. To see how and when the archiving is done, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(Nov. 5, 2009) IL Atty. Gen Lisa Madigan has enhanced the Freedom of Information Act by increasing transparency in all levels of Illinois government. Read Attorney Brenda Pryor’s evaluation of how it may impact our members. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. For more photos, follow the Smugmug link to Local 1600’s “Politics” galleries on the Smugmug website. |
(Oct. 21, 2009) Why does everyone want to come to Oakton Chapter Chair Patty Lucas’ Pizza Party? Perry Buckley, plus Local 1600 officers and the downtown staff were all well represented too. Look for even higher attendance next year. To find out why, click on the hyperlink headline. For more photos, follow the Smugmug link toward the top of this page and click on “Parties” at the Local 1600 Smugmug pages. |
(Oct. 11, 2009) Rochelle-Robinson Dukes has been Olive-Harvey’s chapter chair since 2008, laboring in the vineyards for the benefit of Local 1600. See how she got started down this road and what may be coming in the years to come. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(Oct. 5, 2009) David Richmond stepped into labor history and tells us how and why labor conditions became so vital to people in the 19th and the early 20th century. Lest we forget. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(Oct. 1, 2009) Patricia Rangel, Esq., is a very accomplished woman. As a college professor, as a practicing lawyer, and as a member of the Hispanic/Latino community, she has many commendations to her credit. Now, as our Hispanic legislative chair, she is selling our legislative programs to the community she has served for many years. You should know Patricia Rangel. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(Sept. 30, 2009) Speaker Michael Madigan has been hosting large fundraisers since 1983. Sure enough, it was a very big one this year. It is as if the powers that be in Springfield and Chicago recognize that while senate presidents and governors come and go, Madigan remains in charge of the House. In any case, Local 1600 was well represented. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. For more photos, follow the Smugmug link toward the top of this homepage to the “Politics” galleries on our Local 1600 Smugmug pages. |
(Sept. 28, 2009) Oakton Classified’s Chapter Chair Patty Lucas does her job well. Her story reveals a good work ethic and a chapter officer who is well received by the membership. For the full story, click on the hyperlink. For more photos, follow the Smugmug link to the “Business” galleries of Local 1600’s Smugmug pages. |
(Sept. 18, 2009) Pres. Perry Buckley updated the members on the CCC and suburban scenes at the House Meeting, while Legis. Chair Bill Naegele denounced so-called “reformers” and Treas. Don Radtke announced the Facilities Committee’s activities. Following the House meeting and dinner, many of the members joined the audience of Morton College’s presentation of Thomas Griffin’s “The Boys Next Door,” reviewed briefly in this story. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. For more photos, follow the Smugmug link towards the top of this homepage and look at the “Business” galleries on the Local 1600 pages. |
(Nov. 5, 2008) Legislative Chair Bill Naegele, via his powers of organization and encouragement, and President Perry Buckley, via his personal example and his leadership, led Local 1600 to many victories on Nov. 4, including those of all of our targeted state legislature candidates. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(Nov. 5, 2008) Arlicia Corley, chapter chair of Kennedy-King College, is someone you should know. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(June 15, 2008) At the end of the session, the Il. Com. Col. Coalition for Funding and Local 1600 achieved a great victory, but new challenges are coming. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(June 9, 2008) The Voice walked away with two awards, and this website finished number one in our class in the AFTCN Communications Awards Contest. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(June 3, 2008) David Richmond, the grievance chair of the Harper College Faculty Chapter, is a young man who has been very helpful to Past President Norm Swenson in winning a strike and to President Perry Buckley in preventing another one. You should know David Richmond; the members of his chapters do. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline. |
(Mar. 7, 2008) Local 1600 voted from Mar. 3-5. We now have a new vice president for the classified and support staff, Jillian Verstrate. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline.
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(Mar. 13, 2008) Linda Murphy, the new Wright College Chapter Chair, is also our legislative director. She is a woman who has many accomplishments. For the full story, click on the hyperlink headline.
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Yet we must never forget what we went through - - what personal sacrifice and courage were displayed during those years of turmoil, what wonderful leadership we were blessed with, the perils we were exposed to by a somewhat vicious, always hostile board, and how together we won and then fought to keep and improve what is arguably the finest collective bargaining agreement of its kind in the country....
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