Regional Legislative Forum—Monday, May 11th

FR: Henry Bayer, Executive Director
Roberta Lynch, Deputy Director


As you know, AFSCME is working with the Illinois Federation of Teachers to sponsor a series of legislative forums across the state. We want state legislators to hear first-hand testimony about the potential impact of the proposed cutbacks--and to be confronted by big crowds of state and university employees, as well as teachers--to make clear that there is massive opposition to these cuts. We've also got to make clear our opposition to the plan to once again underfund the pension systems--putting their very stability at risk.

And just as important, we’ve got to make clear to legislators that the only solution is raising sufficient new revenues to fix all of the state’s fiscal woes.

The forum that will be closest for many of your members will be held in Jacksonville on Monday, May 11th at 6 p.m. at MacMurray College, Bailey Hall, 447 E. College Ave.