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Rauner’s political assault defeats fair arbitration bill By slim margin, House fails to override veto after unprecedented threats to legislators Following an intense barrage of false claims about the fair arbitration bill by the Rauner Administration, naked threats of political … Continue reading →

Click on any underlined word to view complete item From Jo Patton, speaker at August 19 meeting Governor Rauner is making extreme and harmful demands at the bargaining table that he knows state workers can’t possibly agree to. Here’s what member … Continue reading →

15 August 2015 AFSCME Sub-chapter 161 Dear member: We will meet again at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant at 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, Il. on Wednesday, 19th August. The meeting starts at 11 AM. This meeting’s speaker is Ms. Jo Patton. … Continue reading →

Good morning all,  I want to talk to everyone about what’s going on with state contract negotiations and our role in this situation.  The most important thing for our Retirees to know is that state contract negotiations WILL impact them. … Continue reading →

David Rolston has asked me to pass this invitation along. Perhaps it could be included in your parish or congregation’s weekly bulletin: On Thursday, August 13 The North Side Greens will host a discussion of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really … Continue reading →

Remember all Subchapter 161 members are invited to the annual S.O.R.E (Skokie Organization of Retired Educators) picnic. See: https://afscmeretirees161.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sorepicnic1.pdf Rich Miller’s Capitol Fax presents a summary and then the full text of AFSCME Council 31 handout of their position on … Continue reading →

9 July 2015 AFSCME Sub-chapter 161 Dear member: We will meet again at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant at 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, Il., on Wednesday, 15th of July. The meeting starts at 11 AM. If you know interested retirees, bring … Continue reading →

Charlie Hogan reported on the quarterly meeting of the retirees’ subchapter presidents. A copy of his notes may be seen by clicking here. The main topic of concern was the agenda of Governor Rauner, acknowledged to be strongly anti-union.  Copies … Continue reading →

10 June 2015 AFSCME Sub-chapter 161 Dear member: We will meet again at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant at 5203 Old OrchardRoad, Skokie, Il., on Wednesday, 17th of June. The meeting starts at 11 AM. If you know interested retirees, bring them. … Continue reading →

13 May 2015   AFSCME Sub-chapter 161 Dear member: We will meet again at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant at 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, Il. on Wednesday, May 20th. The meeting starts at 11 AM. Our Guest speaker is David Amerson, … Continue reading →