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University Professionals
of Illinois
Local 4100
IFT, AFT, AFL-CIO

11 E. Adams, Suite 1106
Chicago, IL 60603
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Capitol Dome Legislative Aims:
Protecting your interests

What UPI is working to secure in Springfield

• From the UPI House of Delegates: Elected members set our union's agenda for the Executive Board.

2007 House of Delegates Resolutions in a 15-page pdf file.

• From the Illinois Federation of Teachers:

Legislative Updates, issued while the General Assembly is in session.

Legislative Tracker allows you to check the status of a particular bill, or browse under categories like Pensions - State Universities' Retirement System.

Legislative Platform lists 10 areas of IFT's political agenda, including revenue and finance, higher education, collective bargaining, pension and insurance, and human and civil rights.

• From the American Federation of Teachers
Legislative Action Center lists AFT's current Legislative Action Campaigns, which often include some suggested wording for a letter that you can send to your appropriate legislators.

Also offered is the computerized "Find your legislator' to find out easily who your national and state elected officials are.

Free Exchange on Campus is "a coalition of faculty, student, and civil rights organizations working together to preserve the free exchange of ideas on college campuses." If you are concerned with academic freedom and related matters, check this out.