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Unions are happening!

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October 4, 2026

Petitions are still available

Action items:  Petitions

Support SUFS Fight2win
Impeach the Quack
The Katrina Declaration
The Voyager Declaration
The EPA Declaration of Dissent
The Bethesda Declaration 
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Keep Up the good work 
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.

It is important to keep up the pressure and run for local office!

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

The pressure is working, keep up the good work.

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October 4, 2026

Colleges hand over data for new federal earnings test, IFT warns that students in public service fields will pay the price

October 1, 2026
Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) Membership Secretary John Miller issued the following statement:
 
“Today, universities and colleges across Illinois are handing Washington the data that will help determine which programs survive under Trump’s new federal rule. The Department of Education says most programs will pass, but students pursuing careers in social work, early childhood education, counseling, paraprofessional work, and other public service fields could see their federal aid disappear due to low starting salaries.
 
“These fields aren’t underpaid because the degrees lack value. They’re underpaid because our society undervalues this work...
 
“It is no coincidence that these are fields where women make up the overwhelming majority of the workforce. 
 
“Still, Illinois cannot pretend this is only Washington’s problem. Our public universities were already in trouble after decades of persistent underfunding, and Governor Pritzker and the General Assembly must invest in them so they can protect these programs instead of leaving students to absorb federal cuts on top of state neglect.
 

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