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​FINANCIAL TOPICS

• Student Debt Clinics (Look under Events tab for upcoming student debt clinics)

• Credit and Budget Counseling

• Mortgage

• Save My Home Hotline

• Fact Sheet about the IPI

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LEGAL TOPICS

• ​​Cannabis Act PPT

• Contracts (Local 604 Districts)

• D.C.F.S.

  • Mandated Reporter

  • Warning Signs

• Due Process in Public Employment

• Evaluation Appeals

  • IFT Guidance

  • Sample Language

  • Is my evaluator qualified

• Faiths Law Guidance Q & A

• F.M.L.A

• Illinois School Code

• Recreational Marijuana

• Resignation - I want to resign!

• Special Education Topics

  • Class Sizes

  • Complaint Process

• Weingarten Rights Card

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MEMBER BENEFITS

• Union Plus

• AFT Member Benefits

• IFT Member Benefits

• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Coverage for Members and Retirees in Good Standing

• Hotel, Vacation, Car Rental Discounts

• Southwest Airlines benefit

• Trauma Counseling

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POLITICAL

• Illinois Legislator Lookup

• Will County - Elected Officials

• Voter Information

• Legislative Issues​

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RETIRED or SOON TO BE

• Local 604 Retiree Council

  • Meetings are scheduled on the second Tuesday or Thursday of the month from September until May
    at 2pm at Local 604.

  • An annual membership of $20 is required.

• Local 604 Retiree Bylaws 

• Medicare Help

•  Retiring Wisely - Retirement Planning Guide 

• EZ Guide to Tier 1 and Tier 2 Retirement under Public Act 96-0889

• National Senior Citizens Law Center

• Illinois Municipal Retirement System

• State Universities Retirement System of Illinois

• Illinois Teacher Retirement System

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RECENT PRESENTATIONS

• Union resources to help you start the year off right

• 2023 Presidents Treasurers Workshop

  • Presentation - PDF

  • Member Benefits

  • Non-Member Consent Form

  • Processing Drops

  • Membership Card

  • Video From Pres. Treas. Workshop

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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS

•      Paul O. Johnson Scholarship

•      Jacqueline B. Vaughn Scholarship

•      College Scholarship 

• ​     ​​​Scholarship Application Rubric

 

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​            ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

• Delta Kappa Gamma Stipend

• Union Plus Scholarship

• Illinois Federation of Teachers Scholarships

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            SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOCAL 604 MEMBERS

• ​Richard Manley Teacher Scholarship Application

• Richard Manley Support Staff Scholarship Application

• Richard Manley Scholarships Rubric

 

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UNION SITES

• Illinois Federation of Teachers

• American Federation of Teachers

  • AFT 2022 Convention Resolutions

• Illinois AFL-CIO

• AFL-CIO

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