Keep Up the good work & take time for yourself

There has been a lot going on and it seems overwhelming.  Take time for selfcare too.  It's important to peacefully protest and equally important to take care of yourself.

Every phone call, letter, email, and postcard help keep the issues before our representatives.

The pressure is working, keep up the good work.

 

Congratulations to the new leaders of the IFT and especially to our own UPI Local President John Miller (yes, John will continue to serve as the UPI President.)
Led by IFT President and CTU President Stacy Davis Gates, the new team includes Cyndi Oberle-Dahm, Pankaj Sharma, and John Miller, bringing more than 136 years of teaching and union leadership experience.

What we are fighting for as the new leadership of the IFT.  See the video
from the new leaders here.

Read more NEWS.

"Two employee unions at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) have called for mediation after negotiations with the university administration stalled."
 

by WICS

Mon, October 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM

Eastern see the news page

UIS news

This afternoon 6 UIS administrators, paid (together) well over $1 million annually, told the UIS faculty union that the university "could not afford" a cost of living increase for faculty this year. And only 0.5% next year. Every one of those administrators received a pay increase this year. Every. One.
Read the FB post.