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AFGE’s response to reduced office hours at the Social Security Administration

October 23rd, 2012 | Posted by admin in News | Web - (0 Comments)

Tune in now to AFGE’s “Inside Government” for the union’s response to reduced office hours at the Social Security Administration (SSA). The show, which originally aired on Friday, Oct. 19, is now available on demand.

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Chicago Teachers Union – Delegates Bulletin

October 22nd, 2012 | Posted by admin in Events | Solidarity - (0 Comments)

Learn about charter schools, their expansion, what it means for our work, and how we can help charter school teachers form unions in their schools.

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Am I registered to vote in Illinois?

October 22nd, 2012 | Posted by admin in Did you know? | Vote | Web - (0 Comments)

Illinois citizens may check to see if they are registered to vote.

The link below will also give you your polling location:

http://www.elections.il.gov/votinginformation/RegistrationLookup.aspx

The Ed Show in “Bainport”

October 18th, 2012 | Posted by admin in Events | Solidarity - (0 Comments)

On Friday, October 19th, Ed Schultz of the Ed Show http://tv.msnbc.com/shows/the-ed-show is airing his television show live from Freeport, Illinois. The show will be aired across the street from the Sensata Plant which is owned by Bain Capitol. Bain Capitol is closing the plant and moving operations to China. The workers at the Freeport Sensata plant have been forced to train their Chinese counterparts. During the training, Bain Captial order the American Flag taken down so the Chinese would not be offended.

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Don’t Pass the Sugar

October 16th, 2012 | Posted by admin in News | Solidarity | Web - (0 Comments)

Because of American Crystal Sugar’s continued refusal to end its 14-month lockout of more than 1,300 workers and return to the bargaining table, working families across the country today launched a boycott against American Crystal Sugar (ACS) products. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says:

“Making record profits while giving working families and communities the shaft is just plain wrong.”

You can view the entire article here.