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University Professionals
of Illinois
Local 4100, IFT, AFL-CIO
Unions are happening!
Action Items:
Medicare & AI
Healthcare workers
September 14, 2025
Medicare and AI
We know that when it comes to getting patients the care they need, doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals know best. But President Donald Trump and Dr. Mehmet Oz want to let artificial intelligence choose which procedures Medicare will cover for individual patients—with insurance companies being paid based on how much money they save by denying people’s coverage.
AI shouldn’t be in charge of determining who gets care and who doesn’t. We must tell Congress to oppose this erosion of our traditional Medicare. More in your in box and on our action page, click the button below.
Home Health Care Changes: Action Letters Needed
The DOL is considering rule changes to Home Healthcare workers to lower the minimum wage, removing Civil Service protection for government employees and removing respiratory protection for workers.
September 14, 2025
Latino Heritage
Month at NIU
September 15 - October 15
See the link of events from our events page.
IFT Retirees ONLY Workshop
Oct. 17, 2025
Free retiree workshop on
Friday, October 17, 2025
in Rosemont, IL
2-4:00 pm
The Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) invites you to join us for this fun and informative event!
WHAT:
A FREE workshop just for IFT retirees (and soon-to-be retirees)
For the agenda and more information press here.
IARA Biennial Convention was held September 13.
Six members of the Retirees Executive Board attended the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans (IARA) Biennial Convention held at the UAW Pat Greathouse Center in Ottawa on September 13, 2025. New IARA board members were installed at the Convention. Among those, Bruce Barnard was appointed an IARA Labor Director by the IFT, which is one of IARA's sustaining organizations. Bruce is also the EIU Representative on the UPI Retirees Executive Board.
New state program widens higher education access to Illinois students
September 13, 2025
Northern Illinois —
A new statewide program aims to make higher education at public universities more accessible to Illinois students.
Gov. JB Pritzker, the Illinois Board of Higher Education, Illinois Community College Board, and Illinois Student Assistance Commission recently launched the One Click College Admit program for Illinois public universities and community colleges.
The program will allow Illinois high school seniors and community college transfer students to be accepted into the state’s public universities.
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