IFT News Updates

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Elect leaders who are committed to supporting public education, state services, and essential programs. more

Rauner’s latest veto came just days after the governor rejected a bill that would have raised the minimum teacher salary in Illinois to $40,000. more

Nominations must be submitted by Friday, September 28. more

The IFT is proud to call these outstanding educators members of our union family. more

View conference information and registration forms here. more

A good leader would embrace these commonsense approaches to address the teacher shortage and strengthen our public schools, but Bruce Rauner failed once again. more

Highlights include: turning our emotions into actions, the facts about a Fair Tax, and Labor Day parades and events around Illinois. more

For inspiration, we need only look around us to see what unions have done – and are doing – to improve lives and communities. more

A second bill to repeal the new 3 percent cap on the state’s pension liability was introduced in Springfield this week. more

Among those who earned IFT support are JB Pritzker and Juliana Stratton, who received the union's endorsement for Governor and Lieutenant Governor in their bid to oust Bruce Rauner. more

Find a Labor Day event near you. more

What you can do now to keep our unions strong. more

Today, in the case of Janus vs. AFSCME, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned more than 40 years of legal precedent. more

Sign this petition today! more

Highlights of other action from this session include: teacher salary increase, public employees back pay approval, fair tax resolution, and more. more

Today was the first time since Governor Rauner took office that he and lawmakers in both chambers successfully negotiated - and passed - a budget prior to the start of the new Fiscal Year. more

The legislature is considering a budget proposal that will drastically impact the ability of K-12 teachers and college educators to bargain for fair pay increases.
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The future of our schools, communities, and workplace rights will be on the ballot this fall, and we need your help to endorse and elect candidates who will listen to us. more

Preparations began in Springfield this week for the final days of spring session before the scheduled adjournment on May 31. more

Earlier this week, IFT President Dan Montgomery laid out the problem and offered solutions in an op-ed in the State Journal-Register. more