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Voter Registration Info

September 24th, 2014 | Posted by admin in News | Vote - (0 Comments)

October 7, 2014 is the deadline to register to vote or update your registration in time to vote at the Nov. 4, 2014 General Election.

Methods of Registration

City of Chicago residents can get voter registration info at http://www.chicagoelections.com/page.php?id=170

Cook County: http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/elections/Pages/default.aspx

DuPage county: http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Voters/37059/

Lake county: http://countyclerk.lakecountyil.gov/ElectionInfo/Voter-Services/Pages/Voter-Registration.aspx

Will county: http://www.thewillcountyclerk.com/connect/site/index.jsp?menuItemId=75

Kane county: http://www.kanecountyelections.org/VoterRegistration/registration.asp

In Memory…

September 11th, 2014 | Posted by admin in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)

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Happy Labor Day!

September 1st, 2014 | Posted by admin in Holidays | Uncategorized - (0 Comments)

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PETITION YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO STOP CLOSING SSA FIELD OFFICES

July 7th, 2014 | Posted by admin in News - (0 Comments)

The Social Security Administration has closed 80 field offices in the past few years, and it has big plans for closing even more. Click to download a shocking graph of closures: Graph of Office Closings FY-10-14

In-person service is critical to ensuring complex questions are answered and that customers receive the benefits they earned. That’s why over 43 million Americans visited SSA field offices last year. Do your part to stop office closures – write your members of Congress today!

Click here for the AFGE Petition.

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

June 3rd, 2014 | Posted by admin in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)
TEN (10) $500 Scholarships will be awarded
to eligible dependents of employees of: CMS, SSA & SSA Field Offices.
 
Hurry! Deadline is June 6, 2014
 
Click on link for application
 
 

Net Neutrality – What is It and What Can You Do to Protect It

May 13th, 2014 | Posted by admin in Did you know? - (0 Comments)

net-neutrality-tombstone-620x372The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is in the process of creating new rules that may determine how open the Internet will be, who will profit most from it and whether start-ups will face new barriers that will make it harder for ideas to flourish.

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Stamp Out Hunger

May 8th, 2014 | Posted by admin in Events - (0 Comments)
Join the National Association of Letter Carriers as they “Stamp Out Hunger.”
Letter Carriers’ 22nd Annual Food Drive
Saturday, May 10, 2014
There are two ways to participate:
·         Leave non-perishable food at any Post Office location now through Saturday, May 10
·         Leave a bag of food in front of your mailbox on Saturday, May 10
All food donations will go to a local food pantry in your neighborhood.

Need Sponsors for HR 4306 – The Fair Act

May 1st, 2014 | Posted by admin in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)

Hey AFGE Local 1395 members, let’s MOBILIZE! Representatives Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran of Virginia recently introduced an AFGE-backed bill that would give federal employees a 3.3% raise in 2015. The increase would apply both to General Schedule employees and hourly workers. Call your U.S. Rep and ask him/her to sponsor The Fair Act – H.R. 4306. We need sponsors from Illinois! 

May Day 2014

April 11th, 2014 | Posted by admin in Did you know? | Events | Rally | Solidarity | Web - (0 Comments)

union_solidarityDear Chicago Federation of Labor Affiliates and Delegates,

Join the Illinois Labor History Society, the Chicago Federation of Labor and Jobs with Justice for May Day 2014 to celebrate International Workers’ Day and march for workers’ rights.

Thursday, May 1
Haymarket Monument
Corner of Randolph & Des Plaines in Chicago

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AFGE is fighting to keep Field offices open

April 1st, 2014 | Posted by admin in Did you know? | News | Shutdown | Web - (0 Comments)
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Letter sent to the House concerning field offices:

Dear Representative:

On December 5th, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that its network of 1250 field offices will no longer provide Social Security Number (SSN) printouts or benefit verification forms to the public. The change, which was scheduled to begin April 1, was delayed by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees because of serious concerns about the harsh impact of this plan on low-income and unemployed Americans, as well as those without computers, printers or computer expertise. It is now scheduled to begin on August 1. (more…)