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14 March 2018

AFSCME Sub-chapter 161

Dear member:

The AFSCME Retirees will meet at the Hackney’s restaurant at 1514 E. Lake Street, Glenview on Wednesday, March 21st. The meeting will begin at 11:30AM. This is the 3rd Wednesday of the month, our regularly scheduled meeting time.

I plan to have a report from the quarterly officers meeting. We will also want to discuss getting out the vote.

Charles Hogan, President

Additional information is on the Mar 2018 notices page.

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All members and guests are urged to participate in a nationwide labor protest demonstration against the Janus (fair-share) case to be ruled on by the Supreme Court.  In the Chicago area, the demonstration will take place at the Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St. at noon on Saturday, February 24.  President Charlie Hogan will be near the Picasso Center; members are invited to join him for lunch afterwards, complements of the subchapter.

Materials relevant to the upcoming election from CleanCountCookCounty.org were also distributed and can be viewed here and here.

11 January 2018

AFSCME Sub-chapter 161

Dear member:

The AFSCME Retirees will meet at the Hackney’s Restaurant on 1514 E. Lake Ave, Glenview. It will be held on the 3^rd Wednesday, 17 January 2018. Meeting begins at 11:30AM.

We will discuss plans for the future year, including AFSCME’s Legislative Primary Endorsement Conference on Saturday, January 27 in Springfield.

Sincerely,

Charlie Hogan,
President

Provisional minutes of the December Members meeting are included with other information on the Jan 2018 notices page. 

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12 December 2017

AFSCME Sub-chapter 161

Dear member:

The AFSCME Retirees will meet at the Hackney’s Restaurant on 1514 E. Lake Ave, Glenview. It will be held in a larger meeting space on the 3^rd Wednesday, 20 December 2017. Meeting begins at 11:30AM.

This will be a Christmas party with a drawing for grab bag gifts.

Sincerely,

Charlie Hogan,
President

Provisional minutes of the November 15 Members meeting and the November 14 Executive Board meeting are now posted on the December 2017 page.

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8 November 2017

AFSCME Sub-chapter 161

Dear member:

The AFSCME Retirees will meet at the Hackney’s Restaurant on 1514 E. Lake Ave, Glenview. It will be held in a larger meeting space on the 3^rd Wednesday, 15 November 2017. Meeting begins at 11:30AM.

Go to the page for this month, November 2017, for further information, including a draft of the minutes from the October 25 meeting.

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Sincerely,

Charlie Hogan

President

17 September 2017

AFSCME Sub-chapter 161

Dear member:

The AFSCME Retirees will meet at the Hackney’s restaurant at 1514 E. Lake Street, Glenview on Wednesday, Oct. 25^th. The meeting will begin at 11:30AM.

* Please note, this is the 4^th Wednesday of the month.

The officers will be attending the Retiree convention in Springfield on Wednesday, the 18^th. We will have a lot of important news for you when we meet on the 25^th.

Charles Hogan, President

Click here to see other announcements for October.

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17 September 2017

AFSCME Sub-chapter 161

Dear member:

The AFSCME Retirees will meet at the Wildwood Tavern in Niles on Wednesday, September 20th. The meeting will begin at 11:30AM.

The meeting is to elect Sub-chapter officers, executive board members, and 3 trustees for 2 year terms.

Charles Hogan,
President

If you are interested in Jane Addams Senior Power 2017 (9/23)
call Mary Bennett at 773-583-3651 (home) or 773-679-9255 (cell).

Click here for September announcements page.

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10 August 2017

AFSCME Sub-chapter 161

Dear member:

The AFSCME Retirees will meet at the Wildwood Tavern in Niles on Wednesday, August 16^th. The meeting will begin at 11:30AM. Our business will center around efforts to build sub-chapter membership and greater member participation. The times and the current situations in Springfield and in Washington will continue to affect us. We will need the tools, the training, as well as confidence in one another to meet any challenge.

I will have news on the work of our retiree volunteers to connect with our non-attending members. Many of them want to be part of phone tree and email efforts to pressure and support legislators who will represent us. Legislators who will speak to issues of how to fund Medicaid and senior services like meal on wheels.

Citizens United opened the political process to the influence of large amounts of “Dark” or anonymous money in our political process from primaries to legislator votes on bills that will affect us and our families. To check this threat, we have to build an opposing source of power.

We are fortunate as a sub-chapter to have a history of activism past and current. We have developed political skills individually and as a group. Many of us have continued to volunteer with our Council 31 as well as community organizations. During this meeting, we need to review what we know and consider together how to apply it in the months ahead.

Our strength can only grow through member participation. We need your attendance at this and future meeting.

Charles Hogan,
President

See news materials for August.

At the monthly meeting officers, members and our guest speaker, Fran Tobin, distributed materials that may be of interest to all.  Some are time sensitive. These can be viewed on the July page.