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Afscme Local 1019 – Illinois State Employees
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AFSCME Local 1019 represents the following agencies:
IEPA, IPCB, IDNR, ICC, ICDB, ISFM, PTAB, IPRB, ILETSB, ISERS, IDVA, IPCCD, ICJIA, ICDHH, IDHHC
Thank you David Melik, NALC Branch 80 President for coming to speak at last nights membership meeting! AFSCME Local 1019 would be proud to stand in solidarity with the National Association of Letter Carriers on February 22nd. We hope to see all members there!
Thank you to President Saunders for many years of dedicated service. We are grateful for your leadership!
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**REMINDER**As you plan for the week, be sure to put this months membership meeting on your calendar! ![]()
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When: Wednesday February 11th @5:45pm![]()
Where: 615 South 5th & Zoom! Need the link? Comment below or send us a message!
As you plan for the week, be sure to put this months membership meeting on your calendar! ![]()
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When: Wednesday February 11th @5:45pm![]()
Where: 615 South 5th & Zoom! Need the link? Comment below or send us a message!
Stand with Letter Carriers in NALC Branch 80 from the Southwest Carrier Annex on Wabash for a fair contract now! They'll be rallying on Sunday, February 22nd at 11am on Wabash between the Chatham Rd intersection and the post office! Learn more below from NALC:![]()
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The 295,000 active and retired members of the National Association of Letter Carriers are calling for a fair contract now!![]()
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LETTER CARRIERS’ WORK IS HARDER THAN EVER, AND WE DESERVE HIGHER PAY:![]()
*We work long hours in all elements and conditions.![]()
*There are growing safety concerns on the job, including physical threats and assaults.![]()
*Every year, our jobs become more physical. We handle more parcels than ever before,![]()
carrying heavy loads to every home and business.![]()
*Our work is more than delivering the mail. We know our customers and are often the first![]()
to notice something is wrong.![]()
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First-class service Deserves first-class pay:![]()
*The Postal Service, and every American, depends on letter carriers to uphold the![]()
agency’s universal service obligation.![]()
*We deliver essential items, like pension checks and prescriptions, to every address nearly every day.![]()
*Without our work, delivery of 376 million pieces of mail and packages to nearly 169![]()
million delivery points every day nationwide is not guaranteed.![]()
*Our work is vital to the economy as we support small businesses across the country.![]()
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Staffing shortages and high turnover rates threaten reliable service:![]()
*Most carriers start out as non-career, meaning they earn less money and have fewer![]()
benefits, even though they do the same work.![]()
*55 percent of non-career letter carriers leave the job within the first year.![]()
*High letter carrier retention is important for the consistent, quality and reliable service![]()
that Americans count on.![]()
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Letter carriers deserve a fair contract. What THIS MEANS:![]()
*Higher pay, including higher starting wages.![]()
*Shorter time to reach the top of the pay scale.![]()
*An all-career workforce, with full benefits for every letter carrier from the start.![]()
*An increased uniform allowance.![]()
*A fair workroom floor where postal management holds up its end of the bargain.
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Support our AFSCME siblings in their fight for a fair contract!
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We are proud to celebrate 100 years of Black History Month and the immeasurable contributions of the Black workers whose courage and organizing helped build the labor movement. AFSCME members have always made history, building worker power, fighting for civil rights, and winning when they said it couldn’t be done. ![]()
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This February, we look back and we organize forward. We organize our workplaces. We demand fair pay, affordable health care, and retirement security. We build the power that makes history!