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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Education Association (IEA) released the following statement regarding the Seventh Circuit Court’s decision in the Mooney vs. IEA case. In light of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Janus v. AFSCME case, Stacey Mooney had been seeking to recoup fair share fees paid to the IEA.…

Wear blue and stand in support of BHS-D228-JFA bargaining team ahead of mediation session.

MENDOTA – Tonight, the Mendota Education Association (MEA) elementary and middle school teachers officially got a new contract. The MEA voted to ratify the contract on Sat., Oct. 26, and tonight the Mendota District 289 Board of Education (BOE) also voted to ratify the agreement. “This is an amazing contract.…

DECATUR – The following quote can be attributed to Decatur Educational Support Personnel Association President Dawn Clark: “The Decatur Educational Support Personnel Association wants the Decatur Federation of Teaching Assistants to know we have their backs in their fight for a fair contract. We see each and every day DFTA…

DECATUR – The following quote can be attributed to Decatur Education Association (DEA) President Chrissy Petitt: “The Decatur Education Association stands united with the Decatur Federation of Teaching Assistants (DFTA) in its effort to negotiate a fair contract with affordable, accessible health care. Members of DFTA perform some of the…

MENDOTA – The following statement is attributable to MEA Co-Vice Presidents Brandon Scheppers and Rachel Sabin and Board President Sean Pappas: “The Mendota Elementary School District 289 Board of Education and the Mendota Education Association met again Fri., Oct. 25. Both parties are pleased to announce that a tentative agreement…

MENDOTA – On Tuesday, the Mendota Education Association (MEA) filed two unfair labor practices (ULP) with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB) against Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 (D289). “We will not be intimidated,” MEA Co-Vice President Rachel Sabin said. “It’s sad it’s come to this. We would just…

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ADDISON – The Addison Teachers’ Association (ATA) will be rallying with community members for a fair contract this evening. The rally comes two days before a possible strike. ATA filed its intent to strike notice with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB) and could legally go on strike as early…

Hundreds of community members, teachers, parents to rally on Sunday MENDOTA – After a few hours of bargaining, and before reaching a deal, the District 289 Board of Education (BOE) abruptly walked out of mediation with the Mendota Education Association (MEA) this afternoon. The two sides met for bargaining at 10 a.m. in…

ADDISON – The Addison Teachers’ Association (ATA) filed its intent to strike notice with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB). The notice allows ATA to legally declare a strike as early as Thurs., Oct. 24. “Our hands are tied. We don’t want to strike, but the board continues to…

MENDOTA – The Mendota Education Association (MEA) launched a hotline community members can use to call the District 289 Board of Education (BOE) at 1-844-311-3378.  Callers will be greeted with a message from MEA Co-Vice President Brandon Scheppers and then the calls will be patched through to the district office. The…

 MENDOTA — Mendota Education Association (MEA) held a press conference this morning to urge community members to call on Mendota School District 289 Board of Education (BOE) to come back to the table as soon as possible. The BOE has said it’s unavailable to meet with MEA until this weekend.…

MENDOTA – This morning, the Mendota Education Association (MEA) declared a strike after negotiations stalled with the Mendota School District 289 Board of Education (D289 BOE) late last night. “We did absolutely everything we could to prevent this from happening. We made several concessions at the table last night, and…

MURPHYSBORO– Tonight the Murphysboro Education Association (MEA) officially got a new contract. The MEA voted to ratify the contract on Wed., Oct. 9, and tonight the Murphysboro 186 Board of Education (BOE) also voted to ratify the agreement. “We are thrilled. We fought hard for this contract, and it made…

NEW BERLIN – Today, the New Berlin Education Association (NBEA) is asking New Berlin Community Unified School District #16 (CUSD #16) Supt. Adam Ehrman to resign after taking a vote of no confidence in his leadership. “We ask Supt. Ehrman to resign for the good of the district and the…

ADDISON – Today, the Addison Teachers’ Association (ATA) voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. The ATA tallied the count this evening. The vote gives the ATA bargaining team the authority to call a strike. “This vote protects our right to use our collective voice to advocate for our students and…

MURPHYSBORO– Video clips from Murphysboro School District 186 Board of Education (BOE) meetings contradict recent public statements made by Superintendent Chris Grode and financial information provided by business manager Jan Bush. The public statements come while the Murphysboro Education Association (MEA) is out on strike. MEA represents educators in District 186.…

Wear red and share pictures on social media using the hashtag #ISupportMurphyTeachers. Red ribbons will be tied around trees in downtown Murphysboro in support of Murphysboro teachers.

MURPHYSBORO – The Murphysboro Education Association (MEA) will host a prayer vigil at Town Center Park (1850 Walnut St., Murphysboro) on Wed., Oct. 9. MEA is inviting all community members, regardless of their denomination, and asking people to begin to gather at 5:15 p.m. with the vigil beginning at 5:30.…