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Weather Emergency for Local 1395 Members

January 5th, 2014 | Posted by admin in News | Web - (0 Comments)

UPDATE: 600 W Madison has a delayed open on 1/4/7014 – The building will open at 11 am. Please call # below for more information.

UPDATE: 600 W Madison is closed on 1/6/2014 – Please be safe and keep warm!

newsAFGE Local 1395 is asking its members especially those located in 600 W Madison to call the HWSSC building @ 312-575-4294. For 1/6/2013 employees will be on a fixed schedule with a delayed opening. So the fixed tour would be 8-4:30.

 

If you do brave the weather please dress appropriately as the temperature is predicate -8 below or greater.

 

 

Urgent Call to Action – National Lobby Day

December 10th, 2013 | Posted by admin in Events | News | Solidarity | Web - (0 Comments)

union_solidarity Tuesday December 10 is “National Lobby Day.”

This is a day to contact your Political representative on issues for Federal Employees.

For more information please contact your local AFGE steward. If everyone does their part it will make a difference!

Open Season is here again

December 2nd, 2013 | Posted by admin in Benefits | Did you know? - (0 Comments)

AFGE Local 1395 would like to remind its members during this open period that AFGE has a Delta Dental Plan of IL.

A special note about our plan is that children are eligible thru age 26… with no student requirements.

 

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Remembering Eloise Dillon

November 28th, 2013 | Posted by admin in R.I.P. - (0 Comments)

Former local 1395 President Eloise Dillon passed away on Nov 20, 2013 we would like to honor her on our website. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and loved ones.

 

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving

November 28th, 2013 | Posted by admin in Holidays - (0 Comments)

AFGE Local 1359 would like to wish you and your family a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!

Happy-Thanksgiving

UNITED WE STAND: AFGE 1395 RALLIES IN WAKE OF FURLOUGH

November 12th, 2013 | Posted by admin in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)

 

 

AFGE Post Shutdown Talking Points

October 21st, 2013 | Posted by admin in News | Shutdown - (0 Comments)

AFGE National explains why…

The deal to end the shutdown and raise the debt ceiling is only a temporary measure.

The economic and social costs of shutting down the government for three weeks will be felt for months and possibly years.

Vital public services were compromised during the shutdown.

The shutdown was the latest injustice to hit federal workers.

Read more at: AFGE Post Shutdown Talking Points!

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October 16, 2013 Rally – Media Coverage

October 17th, 2013 | Posted by admin in Rally - (0 Comments)

AFGE 1395 extends a big shout out to the participants at and supporters of our Rally held on October 16, 2013.  With over 100 AFGE Local 1395 members and friends attending our action — including AFGE 7th District staff and Department of Labor employees — our government shutdown concerns got noticed by the press! Here’s an article from the Chicago Tribune that captures some sentiments…

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AFGE Local 1395 Rally on October 16, 2013

October 14th, 2013 | Posted by admin in Events | Rally | Shutdown - (0 Comments)

Mourning Decline of Service to the Public

Name: Federal Social Security Employees

Where: Chicago Region

Next of Kin: Beneficiaries

Memorial Service or Funeral March: October 16, 2013, 600 W. Madison St. Chicago, Il. 60661

Federal Employees who are tireless advocates have been working without pay and respect in providing services to the public are unable to provide such services as issuing Social Security cards, Benefit Verification, replacement Medicare Cards, disability reviews scheduling hearings and other workloads. Please show your support by joining in our mourning and advocate we be allowed to do our work with  pay,dignity and respect.

Kadner: Shutdown becomes real for local residents

October 8th, 2013 | Posted by admin in Did you know? | News | Shutdown | Web - (0 Comments)

Edgar Mullins, of Richton Park, and Justin Jones, of Chicago Heights, became victims of the federal government shutdown on Thursday.

They lined up early in the morning in front of the Social Security Administration office in Chicago Heights.

The office was open for business but wasn’t offering new or replacement Social Security cards, the reason Mullins and Jones were there.

“I lost my Social Security card years ago when my wallet was stolen and need one to start truck driving school on Monday,” Mullins, 31, told me as we stood in front of the SSA building on Halsted Street near 197th Street.

“They told me inside that until the government returns to normal, I’m out of luck.”

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