west suburban teachers union 75th anniversary presentation

75 years of

WSTU Local 571!1938-2013

WSTU 571 Holds Many Professional

Development Classes

The largest three councils (in

members) are:

1. Cicero

2. Elmhurst Teachers

3. Morton

Maryann Karlovsky, Former

Local 571 President

This District 88 member was a "household name"

among many councils for his long-standing

commitment to helping with contract negotiations

negotiations?

Matt

DuPree

This WSTU council hit the street in

2012 with an informational picket:

Elmhurst

Teachers

The WSTU office has occupied this

many locations:

At least five (5)

One of Local 571’s Professional

Development Classes

Detroit, Michigan, was the city and state

of the most recent AFT Convention

Our current WSTU 571 President:

Jane Russell

This IFT representative smoked cigars. His

colorful personality could frustrate the

opposing side.

Ed

Morrissey

Name the one unit school district in

Local 571:

Elmhurst

Unit

District 205

The western suburb WSTU calls

home:

Westmont, Illinois

This was the most recent council to

join Local 571:

Franklin Park

PSRP

Argo

H.S.

PSRP

Argo

H.S.

Teachers

Argo-

Summit

Teachers

Bloom-

ingdale

Teachers

Cicero

Teachers,

Secretaries,

& PSRP

District 88

H.S.

PSRP

District 88

H.S.

Teachers

Lyons

Teachers

Morton H.S.

Teachers &

Clerical

Proviso

H.S.

PSRP

Proviso

H.S.

Teachers

Retirees Riverside

PSRP &

Teachers

Rosemont

Teachers

Elmhurst

PSRP

Elmhurst

Teachers

Franklin

Park

Custodians

Franklin

Park PSRP

Franklin

Park

Teachers

Indian

Springs

Custodians

Indian

Springs

PSRP

Indian

Springs

Teachers

Leyden H.S.

PSRP &

Teachers

PAEC

PSRP &

Teachers

At one time, this kind of literature could

not be placed in members’ mailboxes:

Union

literature

The number of councils in our local:

24

Argo

H.S.

PSRP

Argo

H.S.

Teachers

Argo-

Summit

Teachers

Bloom-

ingdale

Teachers

Cicero

Teachers,

Secretaries,

& PSRP

District 88

H.S.

PSRP

District 88

H.S.

Teachers

Lyons

Teachers

Morton H.S.

Teachers &

Clerical

Proviso

H.S.

PSRP

Proviso

H.S.

Teachers

Retirees Riverside

PSRP &

Teachers

Rosemont

Teachers

Elmhurst

PSRP

Elmhurst

Teachers

Franklin

Park

Custodians

Franklin

Park PSRP

Franklin

Park

Teachers

Indian

Springs

Custodians

Indian

Springs

PSRP

Indian

Springs

Teachers

Leyden H.S.

PSRP &

Teachers

PAEC

PSRP &

Teachers

Virginia Lardner was Local 571’s

first office manager.

This WSTU council had a 3-week

strike in 1969:

Morton

WSTU represents PSRPs. “PSRP”

stands for:

Paraprofessionals and

School-Related Personnel

Local 571 hosted its first Legislative

Breakfast in 2005.

House Bill 1530 – Collective Bargaining Act

was signed 1983 into law by Illinois governor:

Jim

Thompson

Before he was COPE/PAC chairperson,

Ed Hohman taught at this school:

York

High

School

IFT President (1971-1989) for whom the

east wing of Westmont building is named:

Robert M. Healey

Which 571 Executive Officer has a

collection of Wizard of Oz ornaments?

Vice

President

Alice

Kautsky

Local 571 was chartered in the year:

1938

WSTU Local 571’s address and main

phone number:

500 Oakmont Lane

Westmont, IL 60559

(630) 468-4098

The 2013 IFT Convention will convene

in the month of:

October

The date of International Workers’ Day:

May 1

If after sufficient good faith effort no agreement can

be reached, an employer may declare an:

Impasse

The current IFT President:

Dan Montgomery

The current IFT

Secretary/Treasurer:

Marcia Campbell

Current IFT President Dan Montgomery

taught this subject:

High School English/Language Arts

The current IFT President Dan Montgomery

taught for 18 years at this high school:

Niles North

The current IFT field service directors for the

WSTU 571 who used to be 571 members are:

Arnavaz Mistry-Mujthaba and

Tom Smith

The current IFT Executive Vice

President and AFT Vice President:

Karen

Lewis

Local 571 has this many elementary

districts:

16

This year’s AFT TEACH Conference was

held in:

Washington, D. C.

AFT President Randi Weingarten

Name a DuPage County council in Local 571

(answers may vary):

Bloomingdale

District 88 Teachers

District 88 PSRP

Elmhurst Teachers

Elmhurst PSRP

On one of the IFT

Lobby Days in

Springfield, Proviso

PSRP member Lee

Stephens and other

571 members were

allowed to visit the

Governor’s Mansion

A refusal to work organized by a body of

employees as a form of protest:

Strike

The WSTU Executive Officer who has

twins is:

President

Jane

Russell

Former WSTU President Maryann Karlovsky received the

AFT’s “Living the Legacy” Award for 40+ years of service

to her union and community

The WSTU Executive Officer who has

taught kindergarten for many years:

Secretary

Cathleen

Pope

The WSTU Executive Officer who

loves flamingos:

Vice

President

Alice

Kautsky

Every year, Local 571 honors its retiring

House of Representative Delegates

The WSTU Executive Officer who has

a Blackhawks tattoo:

Treasurer

Sandy

Erickson

Many Local 571 members attended this

AFL-CIO Presidential Candidate Forum

Before he was COPE-PAC chairperson, Ed

Hohman taught physics, business and math at:

York Community

High School

James Dougherty, former IFT

President

Founder of the Proviso Teachers

Council:

Mary Wheeler

District 88 Teachers Council President

Brett Blair took copious notes at one of

571’s numerous workshops

Current Local 571 Council Presidents:

• Vickie McAlpine

• Paula Panfil

• Laura Hosteny

• Leslie Fischer

• Kelly Walters

• Pam Sifuentes

• Brett Blair

• Linda Wilhelm

• Katy Padberg

• Mark Gilman

• Patricia Ortiz

• Mary Drozd

• Karyl DiPaolo

• Carol Mascow

• Tom Zolecki

• Mary Ellen Nawara

• Mary Kay Weir

• Steve Marten

• Pat Wagemann

• Marcia Watson

• Mona Johnson

• Patty Gill

• Cathleen Pope

The WSTU invites many legislators to

its annual Legislative Breakfasts