Medicare and AI
We know that when it comes to getting patients the care they need, doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals know best. But President Donald Trump and Dr. Mehmet Oz want to let artificial intelligence choose which procedures Medicare will cover for individual patients—with insurance companies being paid based on how much money they save by denying people’s coverage.
AI shouldn’t be in charge of determining who gets care and who doesn’t. We must tell Congress to oppose this erosion of our traditional Medicare.   More in your in box and on our action page, click the button below.


Home Health Care Changes: Action Letters Needed
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The DOL is considering rule changes to Home Healthcare workers to lower the minimum wage, removing Civil Service protection for government employees and removing respiratory protection for workers.


 

Latino Heritage
Month at NIU
September 15 - October 15

See the link of events from our events page.  

Springfield & Central Il Trades & Labor Council Labor Day picnic!

UIS United Faculty  had a fun time at the Springfield & Central Il Trades & Labor Council Labor Day picnic!

It was held on September 6, 2025.​


UPI Retirees Fall Membership Event: October 27, 2021

The UPI Retirees Fall Membership Event will be October 27th, 2021 at 2:00 pm.  Emails will be sent or contact the UPI Retirees Chapter Executive Board member, Jo Ann Karr for your Invite.

Northern Illinois —  

A new statewide program aims to make higher education at public universities more accessible to Illinois students.

Gov. JB Pritzker, the Illinois Board of Higher Education, Illinois Community College Board, and Illinois Student Assistance Commission recently launched the One Click College Admit program for Illinois public universities and community colleges.

The program will allow Illinois high school seniors and community college transfer students to be accepted into the state’s public universities.