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On August 1st BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr began working for Local1600 as the new CCCTU Field Representative. This is the“old” IFT field director position formerly held by BBoobbBBrreevviinngg and JJeennnniiffeerr MMaarrsshh. At its May Executive Boardmeeting the IFT awarded Local 1600 a “Large LocalStaffing Grant” so the Union could hire its own employee.

“I am very grateful to the IFT,” said President PPeerrrryyBBuucckklleeyy, “for enabling us to hire our own specializedemployee to better serve our members. In the past wehad to ‘share’ the IFT person with other unions. Brenda isall ours.”Pryor’s main role will be servicing the suburban support,

mid-management, and pro-tech chapters. She will alsoassist the CCC security chapter as did former assistant tothe president JJaanniiee MMoorrrriissoonn. As an attorney, however,Pryor will be able to assist the entire Union with every-thing from discipline hearings to arbitrations.Pryor comes to Local 1600 from the Illinois Community

College Board (ICCB) where she worked in externalaffairs (lobbying). A Chicago native and CPS graduate,Pryor earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from theUniversity of Minnesota and her law degree from ArizonaState University. She practiced law before going to theICCB and she is also a mediator for Cook County.“Brenda is a perfect fit who provides so many skills for

us,” said Buckley, “having come from the ICCB she knowsour schools, the presidents, and the trustees. As a lawyerwe now have someone in the office who can instantly helpwhen our members have a problem. More importantly,however, she has fantastic people skills and will work verywell with our members. She will serve our support staffand professionals well.” (continued on page 2)

COOK COUNTY COLLEGE TEACHERS UNION, LOCAL 1600, AFT, AFL-CIO

FALL 2007

Brenda Pryor—Our New Field Director

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Of newly hired BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr, President Buckley said: “I know thatPryor will be a very active worker with the suburban support, mid-management and pro-tech chapters. We’re ecstatic to have her onboard.”

Verstrate to Study Insurance IssuesFor the past three years Local 1600 has been looking for

affordable health insurance for part-time members whoare not covered by their college contracts. President PPeerrrryyBBuucckklleeyy has had talks with Blue Cross-Blue Shield,Prudential, Humana, and other carriers in the hope to findaffordable insurance. The road has been neither easy norsmooth.“The minute they hear we are talking about part time

employees they balk,” said Buckley, “They have a number ofset excuses, but the answer is always the same: ‘No.’”Recently, however, the American Federation of Teachers

has investigated a “non insurance” insurance which wouldprovide some relief for part-time members. There are set“premiums” and set benefits which cover everything fromdoctor visits to emergency rooms, to hospital stays, to pre-scriptions. There are even dental and vision options.

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JJiilllliiaann VVeerrssttrraattee (seen in the photo at right with Oakton CollegePresident MMaarrggaarreett LLeeee) is the 2007 recipient of the OaktonCollege “Staff Excellence Award.” She was awarded a plaque and$1,000. When asked about the award Verstrate stated, “I often tellstaff members what a great place this is to work. Oakton hasbeautiful campuses, good working conditions, great benefits andnice people. It is truly an honor to be acknowledged by my peersand a privilege to work here.” Verstrate has been selected byPresident PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy to explore obtaining health insurance forpart-time employees."

F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T ’ S D E S K

“Comply and Grieve”

An administrator or supervisor “directs” you to dosomething, or not to do something. You know the“request” is against the contract, or worse, a violation ofyour rights. What do you do? As a “child of the ‘60’s” mynatural instinct would be to stand up straight and bellow“Hell no, I won’t go!” Or something to that effect.Unfortunately, this isn’t the 60’s, and in 2007 it is thewrong answer. There is only one right answer: Comply andGrieve.The American Arbitration Association, as well as the

Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, have consis-tently ruled in favor of the employer in cases considered“insubordination.” In most cases, neither the nature ofthe directive, nor the validity of the order is relevant. If asuperior directs you to do something, and you do not doit, both boards have ruled you can be disciplined.Local 1600 has seen too many of these cases the past

year. The “punishment” for the alleged insubordinationhas ranged from a written warning, to suspension, to ter-mination. In each case the Union member has stated(usually correctly) that the directive either violated thecontract or was unethical. There have been some caseswhere a member has refused because the directive was“stupid” and/or the administrator “doesn’t know what heis talking about.” Unwise directives and uninformedadministrators are not a defense.Similarly, a supervisor who is being arbitrary and capri-

cious, or one who is singling you out, for even illegal rea-sons, often wins. “I was the only one they made do this,”also often loses in arbitration. Comply and grieve.Another alarming trend is the disciplining of senior, dis-

tinguished, faculty and classified who have never had ahint of trouble their entire career. “They can’t do this tome. They won’t do this to me,” they say. Well, they canand they do. Do not bank on your good name.So are we saying “just give up and do as you’re told?”

No. The Union’s advice is this: Obey the directive andmarch instantly to your grievance chair and file a griev-ance. In some cases where the directive is egregious orillegal we will instantly file an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP).We have a much better chance of fighting to overrule ormitigate a directive than we do overturning a reprimand.We do fight to overturn unfair discipline, but arbitrationis slow and unpredictable.

Directives come in all shapes and sizes. They can be assimple as demanding your presence at a Friday meeting,or as serious as telling you what to teach or what to sayin your class. Often, but certainly not always, you havetime in between the directive and its execution. Here iswhen your grievance or chapter chair can intervene, andoften circumvent the order. Instant communication iscrucial.If you have any questions as to whether a “directive” is

actually a “directive,” contact your chapter chair or theUnion. A directive should be just that. It is not a requestor suggestion. It should be in writing. When in doubtcontact us; when in doubt: Comply and Grieve.

Perry J. Buckley

COOK COUNTY CO L L EGE T EACHER S UN ION , LOCA L 1 6 0 0 , A F L - C IO

President.................................................................................Perry BuckleyVice President, City Colleges Division..................Sonia PowellVice President, Suburban Faculty..............................Jim O’MalleyVice President, Suburban Classified........................Gail WiotSecretary.................................................................................Patricia WentholdTreasurer.................................................................................Donald RadtkeLegislative Representative............................................Bill NaegeleGrievance Chairman.......................................................Tom KodogeorgiouSpecial Assistant to the President...........................Randy BarnetteEditorial Chair......................................................................Todd LakinPublicity Chair......................................................................Bill O’ConnellSpecial Contributor..........................................................Dr. Bob Blackwood

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Brenda Pryor (continued from front page)

Legislative Chair BBiillll NNaaeeggeellee met Pryor in his capacity asICCB board member. “Getting Brenda was a steal,” saidNaegele. “She is bright, hard working, and optimistic. I havewitnessed firsthand her ability to tackle problems head onwith resolve, and a sense of humor. People are going tolove her. We are lucky to have her.”In the two and a half months since being hired, Pryor has

visited every classified chapter, worked on the COPE cam-paign, dealt with hearings and arbitrations, and offeredlegal opinions. “We are a better Union because of her,”said CCC Vice President SSoonniiaa PPoowweellll.

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www.ccctu.com Offers More Stories About Our LocalOn Friday, Sept. 7, JJoohhnn LLiittttllee, the webmaster of the

Illinois Federation of Teachers website, came up fromSpringfield to help Local 1600 improve its website. TheCook County College Teachers Union website can bereached by placing www.ccctu.com in your web browsereach time, or, if you have one, by placing www.ccctu.comin your “Favorites” file in your web browser. President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy promised the Union House

that he would update both the website itself and the sto-ries and photos in it. Assistant to the President RRaannddyyBBaarrnneettttee asked the IFT for some help, and Little spent allday Friday helping Voice editor TToodddd LLaakkiinn and Voice cor-respondent BBoobb BBllaacckkwwoooodd learn how to handle thebehind-the-scenes website technology and how to addnew features. “I enjoy working with locals in improvingtheir websites,” Little said.

BBoobb BBllaacckkwwoooodd raises another question as IFT Webmaster JJoohhnnLLiittttllee tutors him on the Local 1600 website software.

BOOK REVIEW:

The Maverick and TheMachine—Governor WalkerTriumphs in DefeatEditor’s note: The following review was submitted by Voice correspon-dent Bob Blackwood. For the full review, please visit the CCCTU web-site at www.ccctu.com.

Illinois Governor DDaann WWaallkkeerr (1973-1977) was a mav-erick, a white Democratic liberal with African-Americanand downstate Illinois support who won the office of gov-ernor despite the powerful Richard J. Daley machine.Governing the office with the solid opposition of theDaley Democrats in the General Assembly, who oftenallied themselves with the suburban Republicans, wasmore difficult than winning the office. His biography, TheMaverick and the Machine: Governor Dan Walker Tells HisStory (Carbondale, Il: Southern Illinois University Press,2007), is fun to read and gives colorful anecdotes of histime as governor as well as a sobering account of his eight-

As governor, Walker granted the past president of the CookCounty College Teachers Union, AFT Local 1600, NNoorrmm SSwweennssoonn,two pardons on Christmas eve of 1975 for leading a strike againstthe City Colleges of Chicago in 1966 and for defying a back-to-work order in a 1975 CCC strike. Walker also commutedSwenson’s five-month sentence to time served (two weeks).Above is an image of one of Swenson’s pardons.

Buckley has asked Oakton classified chapter chair, JJiilllliiaannVVeerrssttrraattee, to work with AFT Research Director JJoohhnnAAbbrraahhaamm to study this plan and see if it could be of bene-fit to our members. Verstrate chairs the Oakton insurancecommittee and has worked in the past with the AFT andAbraham to help to solve problems for the full-time mem-bers. She has also attended AFT health conferences.Abraham has attended Oakton insurance committeemeetings to assist the process with great success.

Verstrate (continued from front page)

When asked about the all-day session, Blackwood, whowill carry the brunt of the burden, said, “All of us whoteach know that some pick up new methods quickly, whileother pick it up more slowly. Currently, only thanks toLittle’s expert tutoring, I’m making some headway. Themembers should check out the home page, the ‘recentnews’ page and others.Who knows? They may see themselves one of these

“The plan is still in the developmental stage,” said Verstrate,“but for many of our members this can provide muchneeded relief. Everyone needs health care coverage, andthe Union will do all it can to help all our members.”It is the local’s goal to offer the plan to our members the

moment it is finalized. A formal letter and prospective willbe sent to all part-time members when it is ready. “Thisshould happen in early spring,” said Verstrate.



Seven DemocraticPresidential CandidatesDebate at Soldier FieldLocal 1600 and IFT-endorsed Senator BBaarraacckk OObbaammaa

(Illinois) debated six other Democratic candidates forPresident in the "Presidential Forum" in Chicago’s SoldierField on August 7. Obama faced off against Senators JJooeeBBiiddeenn (Rhode Island), HHiillllaarryy CClliinnttoonn (New York) andCChhrriiss DDoodddd (Connecticut), former North CarolinaSenator JJoohhnn EEddwwaarrddss, New Mexico Governor BBiillllRRiicchhaarrddssoonn and Ohio Congressman DDeennnniiss KKuucciinniicchh.MSNBC’s KKeeiitthh OOllbbeerrmmaannnn moderated the event. BBaarraacckk OObbaammaa''s image is projected to the more than 12,000 union

supporters and their families at the AFL-CIO's "PresidentialForum.” The AFT's Local 1600 was the first union in the countryto endorse Obama's presidential bid.

Local 1600 Field Director BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr, Oakton College ClassifiedChapter Chair JJiilllliiaann VVeerrssttrraattee, Local 1600 President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyyand Local 6224 President MMaarrcciiaa BBoooonnee (Southwestern IllinoisCollege) gather to celebrate at the 21st Annual Labor & PoliticsReception at Soldier Field's Cadillac Club after the PresidentialForum.

Following the Presidential Forum, Local 1600 President PPeerrrryyBBuucckklleeyy talked politics with Chapter Chair AArrlliicciiaa CCoorrlleeyy from thenew Kennedy-King College.

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Oakton Classified’s KKrruunnaall PPaatteell and Chapter Chair JJiilllliiaann VVeerrssttrraatteein Soldier Field after the Presidential Forum.

As many know, Local 1600 was the first union in the country toendorse Illinois Senator BBaarraacckk OObbaammaa for president, voting unan-imously during January 2006’s Executive Board meeting. Lastmonth the IFT followed Local 1600’s lead and endorsed Obamaas well. In this file photo, Legislative Chair BBiillll NNaaeeggeellee and Obamapose for a photo before a graduation ceremony.

Local 1600 Endorses Barack Obama for President


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DDeeaann MMaarraaggooss (Democratic Candidate for the MetropolitanWater Reclamation District), RRaannddyy BBaarrnneettttee (39th WardDemocratic Committeeman) and President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy talkabout campaigns and elections.

Legislative Chair BBiillll NNaaeeggeellee holds up a Xerox of a political news-paper story as State Representative JJoohhnn DD''AAmmiiccoo (D, 15th),Assistant to the President RRaannddyy BBaarrnneettttee and President PPeerrrryyBBuucckklleeyy make an appropriate response.

State Representative John D’Amico Fundraiser Well AttendedOver 200 precinct captains, candidates and community

representatives filled Monastero Restaurant’s banquetroom on Sept. 13 for the fundraiser of StateRepresentative JJoohhnn DD’’AAmmiiccoo (D, 15th). Among the guests were Alderman MMaarrggiiee LLaauurriinnoo (39th

Ward), State Representative MMiicchhaaeell MMccAAuulliiffffee (R, 20th),Bureau Chief NNaanndd KKaappoooorr of the Indo-American News,Democratic candidate DDeeaann MMaarraaggooss for the MetropolitanWater Reclamation District, and many others. Assistant toPresident Buckley RRaannddyy BBaarrnneettttee (Democratic Chairmanof the 39th Ward) was greeting political allies and precinctcaptains.Local 1600 President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy was enthusiastic to

hear D’Amico’s announcement that he would run againfor office: “D’Amico is one of the hard-working youngmembers of the General Assembly who will be a leaderfor many years to come.” Legislative Chair BBiillll NNaaeeggeelleewas happy to join the group after he finished his teachingat South Suburban College. He noted that covering largepieces of real estate at the top legal speeds was part ofpolitical campaigning in Cook County. D'Amico opened his comments by saying that although

the daily newspapers are focused on what was not donein Springfield, he prefers to highlight what has been done--passage of a seven percent cap on property tax, the fund-ing of education at the highest level yet, and preparationsfor financial assistance to the CTA.

Voice’s Bob BlackwoodAttends Joe Lyons Fundraiser

At State Representative JJooee LLyyoonns' (D, 19th) August 9 fundraiserat Biaggio's, 4242 N. Central, BBoobb BBllaacckkwwoooodd (left) raises the issueof funding for higher education, specifically community colleges,with his long-time state representative.

State Representative JJoohhnn DD''AAmmiiccoo (D, 15th) notes that althoughthe daily newspapers are focused on what was not done inSpringfield, he prefers to highlight what has been done--passage ofa 7 percent cap on property tax, the funding of education at thehighest level yet, and preparations for financial assistance to theCTA in the coming week.



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CCCTU Shows Support forCFL’s Dennis GannonOn Sept. 19 at Plumber’s Hall, 1340 W. Washington,

Chicago, the AFL-CIO held an event entitled “Leading theWay for Labor: A Salute to DDeennnniiss GGaannnnoonn.” Gannon, thepresident of the Chicago Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO,and his wife, Diane, were honored by the presence ofhundreds of labor union leaders and activists. Gannon hasbeen very vigorous in fighting the establishment of a largeWal-Mart store and other “big box” stores which takemore out of the community than they give to the com-munity.Local 1600’s President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy filled a table with

members and staff at the “Salute.” They were joined quiteearly by Attorney General LLiissaa MMaaddiiggaann who greetednewcomers to the event along with members of Local1600 including Vice President CCC SSoonniiaa PPoowweellll,Legislative Chair BBiillll NNaaeeggeellee, Assistant to the PresidentRRaannddyy BBaarrnneettttee, Oakton's JJiilllliiaann VVeerrssttrraattee and the Voice'sBBiillll OO''CCoonnnneellll..

Enjoying the Dennis Gannon Tribute are, from left, MX ChapterChair WWiilllliiaamm SStteewwaarrtt, CCCTU Secretary PPaatt WWeenntthhoolldd, PresidentPPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy, Treasurer DDoonn RRaaddttkkee, Oakton College ClassifiedChapter Chair JJiilllliiaann VVeerrssttrraattee and Field Director BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr.

Oakton Classified members CCaarrooll DDiiCCoollaa (center) and ChapterChair JJiilllliiaann VVeerrssttrraattee show the CCCTU’s support for IllinoisAttorney General LLiissaa MMaaddiiggaann..

President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy renews acquaintances with Illinois StateTreasurer AAlleexxii GGiiaannnnoouulliiaass..

President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy takes a moment to speak with formerCCC staff attorney and current State Senator KKwwaammee RRaaoouull (D, 13th).

Illinois Attorney General LLiissaa MMaaddiiggaann and President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyyshare a moment in the spotlight at the AFL-CIO's Salute to DennisGannon.

Rep. EEllaaiinnee NNeekkrriittzz (D, 57th) talks shop with CCCTU LegislativeChair BBiillll NNaaeeggeellee and President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy.



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Hernandez Hosts Town HallMeeting at Morton CollegeLocal 1600-endorsed State Rep. LLiissaa HHeerrnnaannddeezz (D,

24th) invited community and statewide groups for a TownHall Meeting at the Morton Community College Theaterin Cicero at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20. The agendawas to discuss Governor RRoodd BBllaaggoojjeevviicchh’’ss vetoes whichresulted in $470 million in budget cuts for local projects,K-12 and higher education, and other institutions. Beforethe meeting began, Local 1600 President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyymet in the theater’s lobby with Legislative Chair BBiillllNNaaeeggeellee, IFT Legislative Director NNiicckk YYeellvveerrttoonn, and StateRep. Hernandez, who would chair the meeting.At least 250 members of the community and other

concerned groups jammed the theater. In the introduc-tion to the meeting proper, Illinois House staff membersnoted that the governor’s veto of $9.5 million in highereducation funds led to the loss of $112 million in match-ing federal funding. Also, Illinois community colleges lost$10 million with the governor’s vetoes, $2.5 million for theCity Colleges of Chicago alone.Morton College President BBrreenntt KKnniigghhtt spoke on the

funding his college had lost. Two groups counseling youthin the area—El Corazon and Ceasefire—filled the stagewith young people representing the bodies of those killedby gang violence in the area. After the moving testimonyof youth counselors, a parent and a youth about how thegovernor’s vetoes would devastate their budgets, Buckleywas visibly moved by the plight of the youths. “This will be a brief speech; no one can deny the need

of the people in this community,” Buckley said. He chargedthat the governor’s actions were “political” in nature. Hesaid that those who wished to adequately fund educationand community groups serving youths should contacttheir state representatives, their state senators, and, mostspecifically, President EEmmiill JJoonnees of the Illinois Senate.“Don’t waste your time writing to the governor. Writeand call Emil Jones,” Buckley said. The applause thunderedat the conclusion of his speech.

Before the Town Hall Meeting began, President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy metin the theater’s lobby with Legislative Chair BBiillll NNaaeeggeellee, IFTLegislative Director NNiicckk YYeellvveerrttoonn, and State Rep. LLiissaa HHeerrnnaannddeezz(D, 24th), the meeting’s chair.

President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy passionately calls for a veto override ofGovernor RRoodd BBllaaggoojjeevviicchh’’ss $470 million in budget cuts duringCicero’s Town Hall Meeting held at Morton College on Sept. 20.

Local 1600 Legislative Chair BBiillll NNaaeeggeellee gets some feed-back on a possible veto override from Speaker MMiicchhaaeellMMaaddiiggaann''ss key aide, EElliizzaabbeetthh MMooee, before the Cicero TownHall Meeting at Morton College on Sept. 20. The follow-ing week Naegele testified at another hearing hosted byRep. MMaarrllooww CCoollvviinn (D, 33rd), Chair of the IllinoisLegislative Black Caucus, and Reps. MMoonniiqquuee DDaavviiss (D,27th), EEsstthheerr GGoollaarr (D 6th), BBoobb RRiittaa (D, 28th), EEllggaa JJeeffffrriieess(D, 26th), CCoonnnniiee HHoowwaarrdd (D, 34th) and MMaarryy FFlloowweerrss (D,31st) at Kennedy-King College. "RRoodd BBllaaggoojjeevviicchh didn't cutpork. He hurt people,” Naegele told the cheering audi-ence of over 400 in the packed theater at KK. "He hurtyou and me and every citizen of our great state. There isno rhyme, reason or excuse for it.”

“Don’t waste

your time

writing to

the

governor.

Write and

call

Emil Jones.”

– President

Perry Buckley

“[Blagojevich’s

cuts] hurt you

and me and

every citizen of

our great

state. There is

no rhyme,

reason or

excuse for it.”

– Legislative

Chair

Bill Naegele



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Local 1600 Prominent atMadigan’s FundraiserRegardless of what happens in Springfield, Speaker of

the House MMiicchhaaeell MMaaddiiggaann’’ss annual fundraiser alwaysdoes three things: it raises money for Democrats in theIllinois House; it gives Chicago contributors the ear of theSpeaker for a time; and it also provides the contributors achance to chat with each other and with other political fig-ures about what is really going on in Springfield.This year the event was not as well-attended as in the

past due to the prolonged summer session, but restassured it was well financed. Attending for Local 1600were Treasurer DDoonn RRaaddttkkee, Assistant to the PresidentRRaannddyy BBaarrnneettttee, Field Director BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr,, Morton’sAsst. Chapter Chair JJeerrrryy NNeeaaddllyy, Oakton’s Chapter ChairJJiilllliiaann VVeerrssttrraattee, and the Voice’s TToodddd LLaakkiinn and BBiillllOO’’CCoonnnneellll.. Joining the Local 1600 leaders at various times of the

evening were Speaker MMiicchhaaeell aanndd SShhiirrlleeyy MMaaddiiggaann,Attorney General LLiissaa MMaaddiiggaann, State Rep. JJoohhnn DD’’AAmmiiccoo(D, 15th), State Rep. KKeenn DDuunnkkiinn (D, 5th), State Rep. LLiissaaHHeerrnnaannddeezz (D, 24th), State Rep. LLoouu LLaanngg (D, 16th),Alderman MMaarrggaarreett LLaauurriinnoo (39th Ward), and State Rep.DDaavviidd MMiilllleerr (D, 29th). Everyone had comments to makeon the struggle in Springfield. Our leaders pressed theneed for more funding for community colleges andretirees’ pensions.

Field Director BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr, Morton’s JJeerrrryy NNeeaaddllyy and OaktonClassified Chapter Chair JJiilllliiaann VVeerrssttrraattee are welcomed by IllinoisAttorney General LLiissaa MMaaddiiggaann.

Speaker MMiicchhaaeell and SShhiirrlleeyy MMaaddiiggaann take a moment from greet-ing guests to pose for a photo with the Voice’s editor, TToodddd LLaakkiinn.

State Rep. JJoohhnn DD’’AAmmiiccoo (D, 15th), Alderman MMaarrggaarreett LLaauurriinnoo(39th Ward), Democratic candidate for the Metropolitan WaterReclamation District DDeeaann MMaarraaggooss and Asst. to the PresidentRRaannddyy BBaarrnneettttee share a laugh at the Democrat Party fundraiser.

State Rep. David Miller (D, 29th) is surrounded by DDoonn RRaaddttkkee andJJiilllliiaann VVeerrssttrraattee to his right and BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr and JJeerrrryy NNeeaaddllyy tohis left.

DDoonn RRaaddttkkee, JJiilllliiaann VVeerrssttrraattee, BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr and JJeerrrryy NNeeaaddllyy posefor a photo with Speaker MMiicchhaaeell MMaaddiiggaann.

Morton’s JJeerrrryy NNeeaaddllyy and Treasurer DDoonn RRaaddttkkee catch up withCCCTU-endorsed State Rep. LLiissaa HHeerrnnaannddeezz (D, 24th).



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It is easy to "look for the Union label" on some ofOakton's newest COPE contributors. Donning the newCCCTU wear are (left to right): VVaalleerriiee GGrreeeenn, KKrruunnaallPPaatteell, RRoossaannnn SSccaalliissee, JJooaann HHeennnneemmaann, MMaarriillyynn CCllaayy,Chapter Chair JJiilllliiaann VVeerrssttrraattee and LLoorreettttaa LLaavveerree. Unionmembers who up their COPE contributions per pay peri-od received a sliding scale in stylish CCCTU wear: for $5,members receive the jacket; for $3, members get theshort-sleeved polo shirt; and for $1, t-shirts are given.Contact your chapter chair to increase your COPE contri-bution. The union-made jackets, polos and t-shirts aregoing fast. Act now!

Oakton Classified Dons New CCCTU Wear

COPE Honor RollAs of press, these individuals donate $15 and above per pay period to the voluntary COPE fund.

DDAALLEEYYTodd Lakin $25.00Barbara Norman $25.00 Gerry Capen $20.00 Bonnita Ellis $20.00 A.” Tom” Kodogeorgiou $20.00 Donald Koss $20.00 Felicia Baldwin $15.00 Shirley Carpenter $15.00Michael Kuzniar $15.00 Michael Main $15.00 Joy Terrell-Hearns $15.00

HHAARRPPEERRPatricia Wenthold $20.00 Mary Burns $15.00

KKEENNNNEEDDYY--KKIINNGGRonald Davis $45.00Arlicia Corley $30.00Marian Franklin $30.00 Melissa Smith $29.00Amadou Hama $25.00Verna Anderson $20.00 Gregory Blair $20.00 Madie Cannamore $20.00 Benita Hunter $20.00 Alfonso Rush $20.00 Rosemary Jackson $15.00 Perpetua Ruiz $15.00

MMAALLCCOOLLMM XXWilliam Stewart Jr. $35.00George West $17.00Geraldine Williams $15.00 Patricia Williams $15.00

MMOORRAAIINNEE VVAALLLLEEYYJanice Hill-Matula $20.00 Concettina D' Aversa $15.00 Rose Marie Sakanis $15.00

MMOORRTTOONNDante Orfei $20.00 Jerome Neadly $15.00

OOLLIIVVEE HHAARRVVEEYYRuby Reese $25.00 Gide Colinet $20.00 John Harris $20.00 Patricia Cooks $15.00 Harold Rogers $15.00

PPRRAAIIRRIIEE SSTTAATTEE CCLLAASSSSIIFFIIEEDDSusan Braasch $15.00

Note: Retirees pay annually except those marked with an astersik.RREETTIIRREEEE CCHHAAPPTTEERRPier Rosellini $240.00Robert Mueller $200.00Elizabeth Rupprecht $200.00Norman Swenson $200.00John Wenger $200.00 Sharon Meltzer $150.00James O’Malley $120.00John Fenley $110.00Rufus Baehr $100.00Bernard Brille $100.00 Patrick Dyra $100.00Marjorie Feldman $100.00 Sharon Johnston $100.00Harry Kone $100.00 Thomas McGannon $100.00Frank Pokin $100.00Gilbert Schechtman $100.00 Jeanne Weiland $100.00Duncan Wiedemann $100.00Maryellen Ponsford $99.00 Nancy Baum $75.00 Timuel Black $75.00Irwin Goldfine $75.00Perla Kushida $75.00 Robert Kushida $75.00Roger Mussell $75.00Charlotte Reiter $75.00 Albert Sawyer $75.00Marc Schwertley $75.00 Jacqueline Kirley $60.00 Salvatore Attinello $50.00Richard A Dal Bello $50.00Mildred Daugherty $50.00Cynthia Hayot $50.00Thomas Jones $50.00 David Kaplan $50.00Paula Kolano $50.00 Russell Lamesfield $50.00Helmut Meyerbach $50.00David Reiter $50.00 Thomas Roby $50.00John Staudinger $50.00 Easter Wright Washington $50.00 William Woods Jr. $50.00Tamara Yacker $50.00 Douglas Burke $40.00Gail Wiot* $32.00 Sonia Powell* $30.00 James Cassidy $25.00Donald Radtke* $25.00 Jane Thomas $25.00 William Schooley $20.00 Gary Wiley $20.00

SSOOUUTTHH SSUUBBUURRBBAANNSteven Vivian $25.00Noah Hamilton $20.00 William Naegele $20.00

TTRRIITTOONNMargaret Hahn Wade $25.00 Debra Baker $20.00 Judith Darst $15.00Lorette Dodt $15.00Jacqueline Elder $15.00Lucy Smith $15.00 Dr. Robert Wilson $15.00

TTRRUUMMAANNMichael Mc Closkey $85.00Patricia Murphy $25.00 Michael Swisher $23.00George Bart $20.00Marta Hidegkuti $20.00Al Hijjawi $20.00 Anthony Johnston $20.00 Leone Mc Dermott $20.00Patricia Collins $15.00Patricia Corbett $15.00 Francisco Diaz De Leon $15.00 Kathryn Judd $15.00Ana King $15.00Amara Vattanakul $15.00Polly Zimmermann $15.00

WWAASSHHIINNGGTTOONNMyra Cox $20.00 Philip Stucky $20.00 Sydney Daniels $15.00 Ellen Eason-Montgomery $15.00 Margaret Stubbs $15.00

WWRRIIGGHHTTPerry Buckley $50.00Paul Janus $50.00 Patricia Rangel $35.00ClydeWalker $30.00Carl Jones $25.00Keith McCoy $25.00 Edward Mogul $23.00Lillian Fleming $20.00 Oleh Hanowsky $20.00 Henry Herzog $20.00 Joyce Wandel $22.50Stanislaw Buchcic $15.00 Judith Hanley $15.00 Kurt Leslie $15.00 Charles Mustari $15.00 Michael Petersen $15.00 Robert Rogers $15.00 Rathel Walker $15.00



UNITE HERE Organizers Address Union HouseUNITE HERE organizer SShheeiillaa GGaaiinneerr and JJoossee SSeerraabbiiaa,

an employee of the Radisson Hotel, addressed theCCCTU House Meeting on July 20. They spoke of theirorganizing hospitality workers, with the result that house-keepers’ wages have gone from $8.64 per hour in 2002to $13.20 today. The organizers spent some time afterthe meeting talking to the members of the Union Houseabout their current organizing efforts in the Chicago area.

Unite Here, formed from UNITE (formerly the Unionof Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees) andHERE (Hotel Employees and Restaurant EmployeesInternational Union) on July 8, 2004, is leading the organ-izing of hotel employees and others in the Chicago area.The union has organized more than 100,000 new mem-bers in the last five years. Its membership includes a highpercentage of African-American, Latino and Asian-American workers.

UNITE HERE member JJoossee SSeerraabbiiaa informs the delegates thatwages have increased by $5.00 per hour in five years due to theefforts of its organizing team, represented by SShheeiillaa GGaaiinneerr.

Most of UNITE HERE’s members are women. Gaineris looking for the opportunity to speak in any college class-es or at chapter meetings and would welcome any studentvolunteers, particularly those who have a command ofSpanish. Feel free to contact her at 312-656-0022 or [email protected].

Local 1600 Highlighted at Gompers Park Statue UnveilingOn Labor Day, September 3, SSaammuueell GGoommppeerrss was

honored by the unveiling of his statue with the coopera-tion of 250 people and many of the AFL-CIO unions atChicago’s Gompers Park at Foster and Pulaski Avenues.Gompers was the founder of the American Federation ofLabor—the “AFL” in the AFL-CIO. The list of speakers atthe unveiling of Susan Clinard’s bronze statue ofGompers started with Alderman MMaarrggaarreett LLaauurriinnoo (39thWard), State Representative JJoohhnn DD’’AAmmiiccoo (D, 15th),President MMiicchhaaeell CCaarrrriiggaann of the Illinois AFL-CIO,President LLaarrrryy SSppiivvaacckk of the Illinois Labor HistorySociety, Local 1600 President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy and conclud-ed with Chicago Federation of Labor President DDeennnniissGGaannnnoonn.

Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) had to leave the Jewishfree school in London at age 10 to go to work as anapprentice, first as a shoemaker, later as a cigar maker. In1863, his family settled in New York City. Gompers grewto be active in the Cigarmakers’ Union, founded the AFLand led it for all but one year from 1866-1924. SSeeee wweebbssiittee ffoorr ffuullll ssttoorryy..

After the speeches, Local 1600 Field Director BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr, joinedBuckley, Secretary PPaatt WWeenntthhoolldd and pet, Legislative Chair BBiillllNNaaeeggeellee, Assistant to the President RRaannddyy BBaarrnneettttee (39th WardDemocratic committeeman) and LLiilllliiaann BBuucckklleeyy in front of thenewly unveiled statue honoring SSaammuueell GGoommppeerrss.

Commenting on Gompers’ life, President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy said: “I real-ize that Samuel Gompers had to leave a free school at age 10 togo to work in a factory. But thanks to him, tomorrow 460,000 chil-dren will go to free schools in Chicago and not have to spend theirchildhood and young adult lives in factories or sweatshops.”

President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy proud-ly points to “Cook CountyCollege Teachers Union” underthe list of “Sponsors” on theplaque on the back of the stat-ue foundation. Local 1600 isjust one of four sponsors whodonated money to help fundthe statue honoring SSaammuueellGGoommppeerrss.

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C A M P U S V I S I T S : C C C

Buckley Thanks Wright Chapter

When President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy visited the WrightChapter to give a report on the union’s situation in theCity Colleges of Chicago, he made a point to thank thechapter for their number one position in the union foramount of money given to COPE per pay period. “Thelonger I am in office, the more I am aware that what hap-pens in Springfield with the General Assembly is just asimportant at what happens downtown in the CCC’s mainoffice,” Buckley said. Buckley noted that the COPEmoney funds the campaigns of members of both partiesof the General Assembly who have supported the union’spositions in Springfield. He thanked Chapter Chair CCllyyddeeWWaallkkeerr for his leadership at the college.

Buckley introduced Assistant to the President RRaannddyyBBaarrnneettttee, an experienced lobbyist in Springfield andChicago, and Field Director, BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr (see page 1),both of whom worked for the Illinois Community CollegeBoard in Springfield. He praised Legislative Director LLiinnddaaMMuurrpphhyy,, a member of the Wright Social ScienceDepartment, for her efforts in Springfield, too.

Buckley answered questions from the audience andmore questions after he completed his comments forabout 30 minutes before leaving the college. Afterwards,he indicated that he was amazed to discover that 47members of the chapter had either started making COPEcontributions or upped their contributions as a result ofhis visit.

Wright Assistant Chapter Chair HHeennrryy HHeerrzzoogg answered a ques-tion from NNooaahh MMaarrsshhaallll, a new- hire in the Biology Department.

As Local 1600 Vice President SSoonniiaa PPoowweellll (seated, left fore-ground) looks pensive, EEdd MMoogguull (standing, right background) asksa question about the ethics' form at Wright College on August 15.

While Local 1600 Legislative Director LLiinnddaa MMuurrpphhyy and SSyyddnneeyyHHaarrtt listen carefully, PPoollllyy HHoooovveerr (right) makes a comment on jobsituations.

While EEdd MMoogguull pauses and President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy smiles, MMaarrttiinnUUwwooddii and DDaavviidd OOnnuuoohhaa comment on teaching at the WrightChapter Meeting on August 15.

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Truman College Takes aBreather on August 16

President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy and Vice President SoonniiaaPPoowweellll came to the Truman College Chapter on August16 to talk about good news and the fine points of a con-tract that guaranteed “labor peace” until mid-2013. Healso came to thank Truman for its COPE contributions, thevoluntary contributions which fund all of Local 1600’spolitical efforts. Truman has the highest percentage ofcontributors of any chapter (as of August 1, 2007), 48.4%,and is second only to Wright in the amount given per payperiod.

The meeting opened with Chapter Chair TToonnyyJJoohhnnssttoonn explaining basics in union membership to newfaculty, reporting on the travel and professional develop-ment funds, and passing out College and University CreditUnion application forms while noting the good rate given


At the August16 Truman Chapter Meeting, Chapter Chair TToonnyyJJoohhnnssttoonn delivers a College and University Credit Union member-ship form to a chapter member. Johnston is a member of theCUCU Board.

Daley Chapter ShowsSupport for Local 1600

Daley Chapter Chair MMeell AAnnddeerrssoonn opened thesemester with a luncheon. He handed out forms forunion membership and change-of-address forms. Heannounced the address of the chapter’s website,www.daleyunion.org, and introduced the officers: Asst. C.Chair MMaarriiaa KKoossssaakkoowwsskkii, Grievance Chair RRoobbeerrttYYaaccoouubb, Secretary MMaarrllaa MMuuttiiss and Treasurer DDoonn KKoossss.The members discussed problems with the administrationduring the registration period. They were distressed thatthe scheduling only permitted a few of the 50 profession-als in the chapter to attend the luncheon.

Assistant to the President RRaannddyy BBaarrnneettttee and Local1600 Field Director BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr assisted members whowished to join COPE or to increase their contributions.

BBoonniittaa EElllliiss rises to ask a question of Daley Chapter Chair MMeellAAnnddeerrssoonn..

Assistant to the President RRaannddyy BBaarrnneettttee urges members at theAugust 17 Daley Chapter Meeting to increase their COPE dona-tions by $5 a pay period to earn a leather jacket with a Local 1600seal upon it.

After the meeting, Chapter Chair MMeell AAnnddeerrssoonn, Local 1600Treasurer DDoonn RRaaddttkkee (recently retired from Daley) and Asst.Chapter Chair MMaarriiaa KKoossssaakkoowwsskkii catch up on their summer vaca-tion stories.

by the CUCU for car loans. The meeting ended with aflurry of orders for shirts and jackets in return for increas-es in Truman members’ COPE contributions.



Soon-to-retire Social Chair VVeerrnnaa AAnnddeerrssoonn, accompanied by her"big brother"—BBeerrnnaarrdd SShheellttoon, urges unanimity on the part ofKK chapter members in facing the challenges to come within theCity Colleges of Chicago.

Historic KK Union Chapterin New Buildings

On August 17, the Kennedy-King Chapter had its firstchapter meeting within the new KK complex at 6401 S.Halsted Avenue, Chicago. After the chapter’s traditionalbreakfast, sponsored this year by Distinguished Professorand Chapter Chair AArrlliicciiaa CCoorrlleeyy, the chapter meetingbegan. Corley noted the problems caused by the transi-tion to the new buildings; she thanked the professionalsfor their continued support. Assistant Chapter ChairMMeelliissssaa SSmmiitthh, who took questions on orienting to thenew KK buildings, followed Corley.

Assistant to the President RRaannddyy BBaarrnneettttee introducedthe new Local 1600 Field Director, BBrreennddaa DD.. PPrryyoorr, to thechapter. KK Grievance Chair BBeerrnnaarrdd SShheellttoonn, who knowsPryor’s family, soon praised Pryor: “The union will be wellserved by [her].”

Chapter members expressed interest in the new shirtsand the leather jackets being offered to members whoincreased their contributions to the Committee onPolitical Education (COPE).

VVeerrnnaa AAnnddeerrssoonn, who plans to retire in December, gaveher last report as the chapter’s social chair with her “bigbrother,” Shelton, at her side. She gave the intellectual andthe political reasons for the members to show their fideli-ty to the chapter and to Local 1600. Her witness to thetruth moved everyone in the room.

Corley noted toward the end of the meeting that atmany other chapters the Distinguished Professor simplypockets his cash, but, at KK, he or she contributes to thewell being of the chapter. The members applauded.

New Local 1600 Field Director BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr hands out COPEforms to Brraannddiiee BBooookkeerr, VVeerraa BBaarrkkuuss and PPaammeellaa CCaannnnaammoorree.

Chapter Chair AArrlliicciiaa CCoorrlleeyy, this year's KK DistinguishedProfessor, opens the first chapter meeting at the new KK Campus.

KK Asst. Chapter Chair MMeelliissssaa SSmmiitthh takes a star turn modeling the lat-est leather jacket with the Local 1600 seal upon it, a benefit for thoseincreasing their COPE donation by $5 a pay period.





William Stewart Chairs First Meeting as MX Chapter Chair

President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy (left) and Chap. Chair WWiilllliiaamm SStteewwaarrtt(right) take a photo with the new MXC faculty hires.

On August 23, President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy congratulated newMalcolm X Chapter Chair WWiilllliiaamm SStteewwaarrtt on chairing his firstchapter meeting. Buckley was elated: “While we’ll miss [formerchair] AAllttaa WWiilllliiaammss, William is already exerting his leadership withnew ideas, including a colorful newsletter.”

EEdduuaarrddoo BBaarraajjaass and David St. John pose for a picture while listen-ing to Field Director BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr promote the importance ofdonating to COPE.

DDaarrlleennee BBuurrttoonn, DDeerrrriicckk EEaassoonn and MMiicchhaaeell LLeemmkkee applaud thedetails of the new contract.

WWiilllliiaamm SStteewwaarrtt (left) isn’t the only new officer at Malcolm XCollege. The union members at MXC elected GGeeoorrggee WWeesstt(standing) to be the Asst. Chapter Chair, RRoonn GGrriimmmmeettttee (in whitecoat) as Grievance Chair (to replace the retired MMaarrcc SScchhwweerrttlleeyy)and HHuubbeerrtt DDuurree (at end of table) as Legislative Chair. Continuingin their roles are Secretary MMaarriieettttaa MMccDDuuffffyy and Treasurer LLuucc EElliiee..

Malcolm X faculty and professionals listen to Assistant to thePresident RRaannddyy BBaarrnneettttee discuss the political situation in Springfield.



C A M P U S V I S I T S : S U B U R B S

New Presidential Assistant RRaannddyy BBaarrnneettttee helps Morton CollegeComputer Aid Design Faculty Member LLuuiiss SSaanncchheezz register forCOPE contributions at Morton on Thursday, August 16..

CCCTU Officers and Staff Pitch COPE at Morton College

CCCTU President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy addressed theMorton Faculty on August 16 in the college theater.Buckley discussed the sorry state of affairs in Illinois andthe political efforts of Local 1600 and the IFT down inSpringfield. GGoovveerrnnoorr BBllaaggoojjeevviicchh had recently vetoedHouse Bill 3504 which clarified that community collegedistricts are units of local government and subject to itslocal ethics law. “We believe in ethics and we are ethicalpeople. We just don’t find it productive to account for ourtime every 15 minutes,” he said. “It astounds me that theGovernor chose to veto legislation that passed 55-0 in theSenate and 98-14 in the House,” Buckley added.

Field Director BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr (left) assists Morton Faculty BBaarrbbFFoorrbbeess, LLaarrrryy LLaanncciioottttii and DDiiaannee SSaarrtthheerr choose which gift theywant for increasing their COPE contribution: for $1, a CCCTU t-shirt; for $3, a collared shirt with an embossed CCCTU logo; or,for $5, a jacket.

Morton Faculty Assistant Chapter Chair JJeerrrryy NNeeaaddllyy models thenewest design of CCCTU apparel earned by increasing his COPEcommitment by $5 per pay period. Posing with Jerry is FieldDirector BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr.

Morton Classified Chapter Chair TTiimm VViisskk discusses contractissues with Local 1600 President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy at Morton Collegeon August 16.

Morton College President BBrreenntt KKnniigghhtt takes the podium to wel-come the Union House to Morton College as Local 1600 officersSSoonniiaa PPoowweellll, GGaaiill WWiioott, PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy and JJiimm OO’’MMaalllleeyy look on.

Pulled away from their hospitality duties on Sept. 21 are some ofthe officers of the Faculty and Classified chapters: Classified Asst.Chapter Chair JJoosseepphh MMeessssiinnaa, Faculty Chapter Chair DDaannttee OOrrffeei,Faculty Treasurer CCaatthheerriinnee SSttuukkeell, Faculty Asst. Chapter ChairJJeerroommee ““JJeerrrryy”” NNeeaaddllyy and Classified Chapter Chair TTiimm VViisskk.

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VP O’Malley WelcomesSouth Suburban Faculty toFall Semester

Local 1600 Legislative Chair BBiillll NNaaeeggeellee helps South Suburbanfaculty member DDiiaannee GGrrzzeecczzkkaa model the latest style in CCCTUwear when the faculty returned for the fall semester on August 17at the college. Enjoying the show are MMaarryy AAnnnn LLaarrsseenn and, point-ing, AAmmyy PPeettttyy--KKeelllleeyy..

Suburban VP JJiimm OO’’MMaalllleeyy (circa 1975) has been a passionatebeliever in and a member of the union for nearly forty years.“Without the union, we’d be sunk,” he stated. “Read your contractand know your rights.”Editor's note: As a photo of Jim O'Malley's visit to South SuburbanCollege was not available we have printed an earlier one from our files.

South Suburban faculty view attentively presentations from Local1600 officers at the college on August 17. The meeting was mod-erated by Chapter Chair GG..AA.. GGrriiffffiitthh. Updates were provided bySuburban VP JJiimm OO’’MMaalllleeyy, Legislative Chair and South Suburbanfaculty member BBiillll NNaaeeggeellee, Assistant to the President RRaannddyyBBaarrnneettttee and Field Director BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr.

Harper Hosts Local 1600 Officers

Local 1600 officers enjoy a luncheon hosted by Harper CollegeFaculty at the college on Tuesday, August 21. Standing are PresidentPPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy, Harper Chapter President MMiicchhaaeell HHaarrkkiinnss andSuburban VP JJiimm OO’’MMaalllleeyy. Seated are Assistant to the PresidentRRaannddyy BBaarrnneettttee, Field Director BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr and CCCTUSecretary and Harper Pro Tech PPaatt WWeenntthhoolldd. All is quiet on thefaculty front where just a year ago contentious contract negotia-tions had the faculty on edge. With a good contract in hand, thefaculty can concentrate on teaching.

Local 1600 President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy discusses education issueswith members of the Harper faculty at their in-service at the col-lege on Tuesday, August 21. Standing with Buckley is BBaarrbbaarraa WWeeiillof the Chemistry Department.




Triton Faculty Kick Off New Semester withAnnual Luncheon

Assistant to the President RRaannddyy BBaarrnneettttee and President PPeerrrryyBBuucckklleeyy gave a moment of their time to Triton College PresidentPPaattttyy GGrraannaaddooss before the luncheon at Triton College.

Triton Chapter Chair MMaaggggiiee HHaahhnn--WWaaddee is front and center andready for a new school year as she begins her 14th year asChapter Chair during Triton College faculty’s annual fall luncheonon August 24. Surrounding her are Triton officers and some of hercolleagues. To her left is Grievance Chair SSttuu SSiikkoorraa and to herright are Salary Welfare Chair DDeebbrraa BBaakkeerr and Secretary JJuuddyyDDaarrsstt, as well as Local 1600 officers, including President PPeerrrryyBBuucckklleeyy (back row, center), Suburban VP and retired Triton facultymember JJiimm OO’’MMaalllleeyy (far right) and Legislative Chair BBiillll NNaaeeggeellee(back row, left).

Serving a delicious breakfast for Oakton College's third shift helpsinsure a good turnout for the union meeting at 6:00 a.m., includ-ing (first row) MMeerrllee BBaarrkkeerr and LLeeee WWiinneebbrreennnneerr and, in the backrow, RRiicchh RRaassmmuusssseenn, TToomm HHoollllaanndd, JJoohhnn BBrraaddyy and DDaavviidd PPrriiccee,with WWaayynnee LLooggaann and FFeerrnnaannddoo RRoossiilleess at the buffet.

Oakton’s Third Shift:Earliest Union Meeting inCook County?

When asked if Oakton College’s monthly 6:00 a.m.meeting is the earliest scheduled union meeting in CookCounty, Illinois, Oakton Classified Chapter Chair JJiilllliiaannVVeerrssttrraattee is frank: “I don’t know if it’s the earliest unionmeeting in Cook County. I do know that when we servebreakfast, we can always count on at least 15 membersattending the meeting.”

Sure enough, on the morning of Sept. 20, there were16 members of the Third Shift plus Verstrate, AssistantChapter Chair MMaarriillyynn DDaavviiss and Grievance Chair PPaattttyyLLuuccaass. Local 1600 President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy, Field DirectorBBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr and Local 1600 photojournalist BBoobbBBllaacckkwwoooodd joined the early morning breakfast. SaidBuckley of Verstrate, “[Verstrate] is one of the hardestworking chapter chairs in the union. This isn’t a once-a-year meeting; she does this every month!”

President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy and Field Director BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr visitedOakton three times in a twenty-four hour period to meet with thevarious shifts of the Oakton Classified Chapter on September 19and 20. Posing with them are chapter officers. Seated (l-r) arePryor, Grievance Chair Patty Lucas, Membership Chair SSuuee MMoosseerrand Secretary BBaarrbb RReeiinneekkiinngg. Standing are ParliamentarianLLoorreettttaa LLaavveerree, BBuucckklleeyy OOaakkttoonn Chapter Chair JJiilllliiaann VVeerrssttrraattee,Vice President MMaarriillyynn DDaavviiss and Treasurer LLeess PPaauullss.

“Verstrate is

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– President

Perry Buckley

President PPeerrrryy BBuucckklleeyy pitches COPE to Oakton’s Third Shift asMMaarriillyynn DDaavviiss, PPaattttyy LLuuccaass, JJiilllliiaann VVeerrssttrraattee and BBrreennddaa PPrryyoorr listen.Incidentally, Oakton’s Third Shift has the highest percentage of con-tributors to COPE of any shift at the college.



Retirees Enjoy Annual SummerLuncheon in Greektown

O U R R E T I R E E S

Recent Wright retirees AAnniittaa LLeennddwwaayy and GGiinniiaa JJaahhrrkkee enjoytheir first official retirees event at the June 12 union luncheonin Greektown. VP SSoonniiaa PPoowweellll is at right.

The members of the Retirees Chapter enjoy lunching in theattractive French Room of Drury Lane as much as the quality cui-sine and good service.

Good Food, ProfessionalTheater, and Good Pricesat Drury Lane

On August 22, the Retirees Chapter gathered forluncheon at the Drury Lane Theater in Oakbrook Terraceto catch up with the summer vacation stories and to takein Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple.” Retirees ChapterChair NNoorrmm SSwweennssoonn noted that at $26 for a member,the luncheon and professional theater ticket were thebest buy in Chicagoland. “We’re all grateful that the unionis subsidizing these theater luncheons,” Swenson said.

Suburban Vice President JJiimm OO’’MMaalllleeyy was happy toattend. He also noted that in his latest fishing contest onLake Erie, he took in his full limit of both bass and walleyepike. In fact at one point, he was giving away some of hiswalleyes from the “live catch” section of his boat. Otherretirees talked about their summer travels. FFrraannkk PPookkiinnand PPiieerr RRoosseelllliinnii handed out the tickets for lunch and thetheater. The members praised the tasty lunch of chickenMarsala, tilapia or a vegetarian pasta dish.

Alt. House Delegate RRooggeerr MMuusssseellll and his wife, CCeelliinnee, listen toLocal 1600 Suburban Vice President JJiimm OO''MMaalllleeyy and RetireesChapter Chair NNoorrmm SSwweennssoonn at the Drury Lane Luncheon onAugust 22.

Retiree Chapter Chair NNoorrmm SSwweennssoonn, Asst. Chapter Chair FFrraannkkPPookkiinn and House Delegate PPiieerr RRoosseelllliinnii posed at the door to theDrury Lane Theater to offer tickets to a play and tickets for lunchfor only $26 for chapter members.

Suburban Vice President JJiimm OO’’MMaalllleeyy takes some time at theDrury Lane luncheon to catch-up with DDoorrootthhyy and RRooyy LLiibbnneerr.



P E R S O N A L G L I M P S E S

Barbara Norman Has Another Good Cause

People who know Daley College Professor BBaarrbbaarraaNNoorrmmaann (seen here informing the membership at theSeptember House meeting held at Morton College)know that she usually has a cause to fight for. Sureenough, she has one for Nov. 10—the 4th AnnualHIV/AIDS kick-off Summit in honor of World AIDS Day—on behalf of the Liberty Baptist Church HIV/AIDSMinistry. FFoorr tthhee ffuullll ssttoorryy,, vviissiitt tthhee CCCCCCTTUU wweebbssiittee aattwwwwww..ccccccttuu..ccoomm

Triton’s Darst Travels to ChinaTriton Faculty member and chapter

Secretary/Treasurer JJuuddyy DDaarrsstt participated in a Councilon International Educational Exchange program last sum-mer to study the history of the Silk Road in northwestChina. The trip was sponsored by the CIEE which hostsinternational faculty development seminars in ten to fif-teen countries each summer. In the photo, Darst is shownsporting a sand mask atop a camel during one of the treks.“What a wonderful experience!” exclaimed Darst. “I’mglad that I became involved with the CIEE.” For more infoon the CIEE, visit their website at www.CIEE.org.

Voice’s Blackwood Meets with UN Spokespersons

DDrr.. BBoobb BBllaacckkwwoooodd, president of the International PressClub of Chicago, with the assistance of Dr. HHaarrrryy LLeeppiinnsskkeeand LLaarrrryy WWeecchhsslleerr of the IPCC Board, put together aquestion-and-answer session of five spokespersons for thePermanent Five Members of the United Nations’ SecurityCouncil at the Tavern Club in Chicago on August 13. In thephoto, Blackwood is standing behind the spokespersonsfrom China, Russia, the U.K., France and the U.S.

Orfei Brings Theatre to Life at Morton College

Morton College's Chapter Chair DDaannttee OOrrffeei has beenbusy these days. As the longtime Artistic Director of theJedlicka Performing Arts Center of Morton College, Orfeiand friends just concluded a well-received run of JohnPatrick Shanley's "Doubt." In the photo are, standing:Lighting Designer DDaannttee OOrrffeeii, Director MMiicchhaaeell KKootttt,LLuukkee RReennnn (Father Flynn), Producer JJoosseepphh MMeessssiinnaa;; seat-ed, FFiilloonnnnaa TThhoommaass (Mrs. Muller), DDeenniissee SSmmoollaarreekk (SisterAloysius) and JJuulliiaa RRuuffffoo (Sister James).


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Harper’s Prellwitz HelpsFamilies in Need

Harper Pro-Tech member GGrraanntt PPrreellllwwiittzz, took a vaca-tion day on June 11th and flew his first mission for LifeLinePilots (www.lifelinepilots.org). The LifeLine organizationprovides free transportation via small (four-to-six-seat)aircraft to those in need.

Grant’s mission involved transporting EElliijjaahh, an 18-month old boy with bilateral club feet, and his motherback home to Cincinnati after undergoing treatment inIowa City. They need to make this trip every week for sixweeks, so what would normally be a nine hour drivebecomes only a three hour flight with the help of LifeLineand Grant.

Grant also spent two days earlier this month repre-senting LifeLine and Angel Flight Central (AFC)(www.angelflightcentral.org), a similar service group, at hislocal airport’s open house.

These generous organizations provide services at nocost to the recipients, and use donations to fund the officeoperations, but the actual transportation, including theplane and fuel, is provided by pilots like Grant who receiveonly the reward of serving others. Way to go, Grant!

P E R S O N A L G L I M P S E

Grant Prellwitz (left) poses in front of his plane with a family inneed of transport.

Elijah and his mom were actually able to sleep during the trip!

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