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Dear member, On Sunday, July 14th, Senator Dan Biss held a Town Hall Forum on the “Pension Crisis”. An estimated 300 people attended. I wish to thank the following AFSCME Retirees: Leonard Thigpen Walt & Ginny Esler Dave Rolston Mary … Continue reading →

12 July 2013   AFSCME Sub-chapter 161   Dear member;   We will meet again at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant at 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie,Il., on Wednesday, 17th July. The meeting starts at 11 AM.   The meeting’s guest speaker is Mr. Peter … Continue reading →

Highlights of June 19 meeting: Our speaker was Georgia Gerdes, Healthcare Choices Specialist: AGEOPTIONS 1048 Lake Street. Suite 300 Oak Park Illinois 60301-1102 phone (800)699-9043, (708)383-0258 http://www.ageoptions.org From the brochure for AgeOptions: Over the past 30 years, AgeOptions has established a national … Continue reading →

Dave Rolston June 19, 2013 at 9:25 pm Hello all, I suggest we consider 2 changes to the way we currently run our monthly meetings. 1. Buy a small portable Public address system with wireless mic and rechargeable batteries to … Continue reading →

11 June 2013 AFSCME Sub-chapter 161 Dear member; We will meet again at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant at 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, Il. on Wednesday, June 19th. The meeting starts at 11 AM. Our guest speaker will be Mrs. Georgia Gerdes from … Continue reading →

The last meeting of the subchapter was on May 15 at Ruby Tuesday’s in Skokie. The guest speaker was Emily Stuart, Director, Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans. Ms. Stuart provided the following handouts to members: Emails sent to specific members but … Continue reading →

The next meeting of the subchapter will be at 11:00 on May 15 at Ruby Tuesday’s, 5203 Old Orchard Rd, Skokie, IL 60077 (847-967-8292).  The guest speaker will be Emily Stuart, Director, Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans. Members who are … Continue reading →

NOTE: Links in these letters are not “hot”. For WE ARE ONE ILLINOIS, click here. For click-to-call, click here. Family members and friends should click here. For AFSCME Council 31 Action Center, click here. To tell a friend about the … Continue reading →

email from President Charlie Hogan sent to members with email addresses: Greetings.  This email is part of our effort to improve communications among members of our subchapter.  You may reply to it in your email program if you have any … Continue reading →

The battle to preserve quality affordable health care for both active and retired employees was at the core of the fight for a fair contract that AFSCME members waged over the past 15 months. Never be­fore had Management pushed for … Continue reading →