The next AFSCME Retirees Subchapter 161 Members Meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. After a short business session there will be music by Andrew Carson, with other entertainment and socializing.
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.
The next AFSCME Retirees Subchapter 161 Members Meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 25, 2023. 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,
AGENDA:
1-Roll call
2-Minutes/Old Business
3-Treasurer’s Report/Expenses
4-Report on issues to defend the rights of nursing home residents and employees. Visit to Senator Don Harmon’s Office,9:30 am, Thursday, 11/16.
4-Report on campaign around threats to Medicaid and Medicare.
5-AFSCME Chapter 31 Executive Board Meeting, Springfield, 9 am, Friday, December 8.
6-Illinois Labor History Society Dinner, Friday, December 8, 5 pm. Update on plans.
7-Report on Citizen Action Dinner, Friday, November 10, 5 pm.
8-Speaker at November Membership Meeting, Dr. Peter Gann on Medicare and Medicare Advantage. Dr. Gann is Professor in the Department of Pathology and Program Leader for the Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program of the University of Illinois Chicago.
9-Plans for December Membership Holiday Meeting. Singer and musician Andrew Carson is available. Other ideas.
10-Report on Northwestern Accountability Alliance.
11-Starbuck’s Red Cup Days, November, 16.
12-Howard Brown Health Workers United back on strike after a year of negotiations over first union contract.
Announcements
Adjourn
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The AFSCME Retiree Convention and AFSCME Council 31 Conventionue require a rescheduling of our usual practice of meeting on the third Wednesday of a month.
The next AFSCME Retirees Subchapter 161 Members Meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. 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,
AGENDA (revised, 10/23/23):
1-Roll call of Officers.
2-Minutes/Old Business.
3-Finance report/expenses.
4-Report of Delegates from AFSCME Retiree Convention and AFSCME Council 31 Convention.
5-Union Strikes, rallies and other solidarity actions.
6-Discussion and registration for Zoom forum on Medicaid and Medicare.
7-Discussion on NA4J Dinner, 10/28, 5-8 pm, is 935 W Wilson Avenue.
8-Discussion on Illinois Labor History Society Dinner, Friday, 12/8, 5 pm, 2260 S. Grove.
9-Discussion on Citizen Action Dinner, Friday, 11/10 5 pm, Hilton Hotel, 710 S. Michigan Avenue.
Announcements
Adjourn
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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 Members Meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. 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,
AGENDA:
1-Roll Call of Officers
2-Minutes/Old Business
3-Treasurer’s Report/Expenses
4-Alliance For Community Services updates and Dinner, 9/26, Chicago.
5-Retiree’s Executive Board meeting, 9/8, Springfield.
6-Report on Alliance for Retired Americans Convention, 9/16, Ottawa.
7-AFSCME Retiree Convention, 10/17-19 Springfield. AFSCME 31 Convention 10/19-21.
8- Union strikes and solidarity actions: Northwestern Accountability Alliance, UAW, SAG-AFTRA, Starbuck’s.
Announcement: October Retiree Membership Meeting will be Wednesday, October 25, because the AFSCME Retiree Convention will include the third Wednesday of the month when our meeting would ordinarily be held.
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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, July 19. 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,
AGENDA:
1-Officer roll call
2-Minutes/Old Business
3-Update on Contract Negotiations and Retiree Healthcare. Other union actions and strikes (see
4-Nominations and election of delegates/guests to AFSCME Retiree Convention-October 17-19, Springfield, Illinois.
5-Nominations and election of delegates/guests to Alliance for Retired Americans Convention-Saturday, September 16, Ottawa, Illinois. https://illinois.retiredamericans.org/
6-Speaker, Bill Bianchi, Executive Board, Illinois Single Payer Coalition. Threats to Medicare and Medicaid. Plan for work with Alliance for Community Services and Illinois Single Payer Coalition.
Announcements
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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, July 19. 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 speaker will be Lenny Lamkin, a member of the Northeastern Accountability Alliance in Evanston and a member of AFGE, American Federation of Government Employees. He will provide information about the coalition and what it is doing.
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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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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