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For endnotes from previous meetings and updates since then, click here to go to Bulletin Board page.

The next AFSCME Retirees Subchapter 161 Member Meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 21. The meeting will occur at Sweet Basil Cafe, 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077. The meeting will begin at noon. Attendees may arrive as early as 11:30 and should order food before the meeting begins (click here to view Sweet Basil Cafe menu). Members who attend will be eligible for a drawing for a complimentary lunch. There will be no Zoom for this meeting,

Since we are transitioning from quarantine imposed restrictions on meetings, as well as accommodating to a new restaurant venue, we will be returning to meeting procedures more anchored in procedures recommended in our constitution. The staff at Sweet Basil will take orders for food and deliver drinks only between 11:30 and 12. Members who arrive after 12 should place their orders with the wait staff before entering the meeting room. The meeting will be called to order at 12 noon with the customary reports by officers, committee chairs, and outside alliances. There will then be a recess to allow for distribution of food, eating and socializing. After approximately 20 minutes, the meeting will reconvene for discussion of new business including action items and announcements. We hope to adjourn by 1:30.

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For endnotes from previous meetings and updates since then, click here to go to Bulletin Board page.

The next AFSCME Retirees Subchapter 161 Member Meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 17. The meeting will occur at Sweet Basil Cafe, 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077. The meeting will begin at noon. Attendees may arrive as early as 11:30 and should order food before the meeting begins (click here to view Sweet Basil Cafe menu). Members who attend will be eligible for a drawing for a complimentary lunch. There will be no Zoom for this meeting,

Our guest speaker will be Robin Rue Simmons. She is the Founder and Executive Director of FirstRepair, a not-for-profit organization that informs local reparations, nationally. She serves as the chairperson of the City of Evanston’s Reparations Committee. Rue Simmons is the former 5th Ward Alderman for the City of Evanston, IL, where she led, in collaboration with others, the passage of the nation’s first municipally-funded reparations legislation for Black residents, which began disbursements in January 2022.

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For endnotes from previous meetings and updates since then, click here to go to Bulletin Board page.

The next AFSCME Retirees Subchapter 161 Membership Meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 19. The meeting will be open to all AFSCME Illinois Retiree Chapter 31 members in the area and their spouses. The meeting will occur at Sweet Basil Cafe, 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077. The meeting will begin at noon. Attendees may arrive as early as 11:30 and should order food before the meeting begins (click here to view Sweet Basil Cafe menu). Members who attend will be eligible for a drawing for a complimentary lunch. There will be no Zoom for this meeting,

The meeting will include an election to fill one Trusteeship position for a three-year term. An election slate will be prepared by the Election Chairman and announced at the meeting. Other nominations for the position may be made by email to afscmeretirees161@gmail.com, by leaving a phone message on our Voice Mail (224-366-7339), or at the meeting.

The meeting will be visited by Maria Britton-Sipe, retiree coordinator for AFSCME Illinois Retiree Chapter 31.  She will be discussing the status of pensions, and State/Federal legislative issues.

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For endnotes from the February meeting and updates since then, click here to go to Bulletin Board page.

By vote of the members at the February meeting, we have arranged for a docent guided tour at the Illinois Holocaust Museum, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077. The tour will focus on the current exhibit at the museum: The Negro Motorist Green Book. Members and their guests shoud meet at the basement of the Museum 11:30 to11:45 am before the tour starts at Noon. The tour will be 45 minutes. Our Members Meeting for March with box lunches will be held after the tour. Walkers and wheelchairs can be reserved in advance. Members who wish to attend should call our Voicemail (224-366-7339) and leave a message for a callback so that we may get more information for the Museum.

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For endnotes from the January meeting and updates since then, click here to go to Bulletin Board page.

The next AFSME Retirees Subchapter 161 Membership Meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 15 at Sweet Basil Cafe, 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077. The meeting will begin at noon. Attendees may arrive as early as 11:30 and should order food before the meeting begins (click here to view Sweet Basil Cafe menu). Members who attend will be eligible for a drawing for a complimentary lunch. There will be no Zoom for this meeting,

Our guest speaker will be Toni Gilpin. Dr. Gilpin is a labor historian and activist. She is the author of the book The Long Deep Grudge: A Story of Big Capital, Radical Labor, and Class War in the American Heartland. This book details the long conflict between International Harvester and Farm Equipment Workers union, one of the unions deemed Communist by the CIO, and expelled in 1949. 

For endnotes from the December meeting and updates since then,click here to go to Bulletin Board page.

The next AFSME Retirees Subchapter 161 Membership Meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 18 at Sweet Basil Cafe, 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077. The meeting will begin at noon. Attendees may arrive as early as 11:30 and should order food before the meeting begins (click here to view Sweet Basil Cafe menu). Zoom access will be available for members unable to attend in person (click here for more information on Zoom). Members attending in person will be eligible for a drawing for free lunch.

Guest Speakers Cathleen Jensen  and Bill Bianchi from the Illinois Single Payer Coalition will be speaking about the movement for Universal Single Payer Health Care.  

Guest speakers Chris Shuttleworth and Fran Tobin from the Alliance for Community Services will give updates on Chicago City College Campaign for an  elected Board of Trustees and an Alliance virtual fundraiser.

AGENDA:
1-Roll call of Officers/Introductions
2-Minutes/Old Business
3-Finance Report
/Expenses-ILHS/Audit-schedule
4-President’s Report/People endorsements/Local Union actions and strikes/February and April guests
5-Vice President’s Report
6-Communications Committee Report
Announcements 

For endnotes from the November meeting and updates since then, click here to go to Bulletin Board page.

The next AFSME Retirees Subchapter 161 Membership Meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 21 at Sweet Basil Cafe, 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077. This will be a holiday luncheon with a game snd music by Andrew Carson. There will be no outside speaker and no simultaneous Zoom session.The meeting will begin at noon. Attendees may arrive as early as 11:30 and should order food before the meeting begins (click here to view Sweet Basil Cafe menu).

This announcement will be updated as more information becomes available.

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Posted on October 14, 2022 by afscmeretirees161

For endnotes from the October meeting and updates since then, click here to go to Bulletin Board page.

The next AFSME Retirees Subchapter 161 Membership Meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 16 at Sweet Basil Cafe, 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077. The meeting will begin at noon. Attendees may arrive as early as 11:30 and should order food before the meeting begins (click here to view Sweet Basil Cafe menu). Zoom access will be available for members unable to attend in person (click here for more information on Zoom). Members attending in person will be eligible for a drawing for free lunch.

Our principal speaker will be Karen Retzer, Midwest Campaign Organizer, Compassion & Choices. The title of the talk is: “Advance Care Planning: A Gift for You and Your Loved Ones”

This announcement will be updated as more information becomes available.

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The next AFSME Retirees Subchapter 161 Membership Meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 19 at Sweet Basil Cafe, 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077. The meeting will begin at noon. Attendees may arrive as early as 11:30 and should order food before the meeting begins (click here to view Sweet Basil Cafe menu). Zoom access will be available for members unable to attend in person (click here for more information on Zoom). Members attending in person will be eligible for a drawing for free lunch.

This announcement will be updated as more information becomes available.

For latest information, click here to go to “Bulletin Board and Endnotes” page. 

The next AFSME Retirees Subchapter 161 Membership Meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 21 at Sweet Basil Cafe, 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077. The meeting will begin at noon. Attendees may arrive as early as 11:30 and should order food before the meeting begins (click here to view Sweet Basil Cafe menu). Zoom access will be available for members unable to attend in person (click here for more information on Zoom). Members attending in person will be eligible for a drawing for free lunch.

AGENDA:
1-Roll call of Officers
2-Minutes/Old Business
3-Finance report/Expenses 
4-President’s report
5-V.P. report
6-Communications Committee report
7-Discussion of organizing and plans for November elections. Workers Rights Amendment, Supreme Court races and other issues. 
8-Drawing for free lunch
Announcements

For latest information, click here to go to “Bulletin Board and Endnotes” page. 

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