Tollway members lobbied for the alternative pension formula on the April 9, 2008, Local 73 Lobby Day
May 22, 2008
On Tuesday, May 20th, HB 1702 sailed through the Illinois Senate. with 42 out of 59 votes. Time is short. We are so close to achieving the alternative pension formula after all these years of fighting for it. Call your State Representative TODAY. Let them know that you are a Tollway employee living in their district and ask them to co-sponsor HB 1702. Local 73 has stepped up our efforts in Springfield to persuade every single one of the 118 State Representatives. But the most effective way to win them over is a call from a voter like you, someone in their district asking for the pension justice they deserve. Need a phone number for your State Rep? Don't know who your State Representative is?1) Go to civicfootprint.org, and, by entering your address, you'll find out who your elected representatives are. 2) Call the Illionis Board of Elections at (217) 782-4141. They can look up your elected officials using your address. It helps to be able to give them your zip + four.
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Howard Collier - Toll Collector Jim Wirth Remembers Howard Collier, His Fallen Co-Worker John Winters - Leroy Jones, Jr. Remembers the Day He Tried to Save His Co-Worker, John Winters. Vote YES on HB 1702 - The Illinois State Federation of Labor
Chicago Housing Authority members, your bargaining team has set up contract ratification meetings to keep you informed about your tentative new agreement.
SEIU Local 73, in partnership with SEIU Health Care Illinois/Indiana and SEIU Local 10 MD, has established Cook County United.
Local 73 and Unit 2 went out to City Hall on June 25th to rally for a fair contract and justice on the job. At the Daley Plaza on Clark Street our members demanded they be given a fair contract.
John Shostack has won a seat on the Park District Pension Board! Thanks to all our members in the Park District for voting!
On June 13th, SEIU sent out fourth 'Dear John' letter to Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president. SEIU members are offering their assistance in the absence of any economic blue print from McCain that puts working families first.
For 20 years, Barack Obama has made standing up for working families his top priority. Now SEIU is standing with him to elect a president who will fight for affordable health care for all, retirement security, an economy that works for working people, and an end to the war in Iraq.
On April 9th, Local 73 members got on the bus to Springfield. Local 73 is part of a broader coalition of unions and educators who lobby for adequate funding for our state’s system of public higher education.
As you know, SEIU, Local 73 has been working diligently to organize a large number of employees who work the in the Bureau of Administration for the County of Cook. Despite the County's efforts to thwart our organizing efforts, the Illinois Labor Relations Board had been issuing Certifications for these units.
