Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
7. The IFT Defense Fund & the Local Legal Trust cover our Locals legal bills for
arbitrations and lawsuits at NO additional cost to the Local.
This is important if we are the plaintiff or defendant for an unfair labor
practice by the administration.
8. The union provides training for union leadership, i.e. grievance administration
and collective bargaining.
9. The IFT and AFT each produce a newsletter which updates members on
legislation that affects them. http://www.aft.org/action/subscribe-aft-e-
newsletters
10. Benefits from the AFT: mortgage discounts, insurance discounts, discounted
legal services, optional additional life insurance, help with retirement planning,
and numerous discounts on rental cars, hotels, flowers, etc. www.aft.org Click
on AFT Plus Member Benefits
12. Lobbying in Springfield on your behalf by the IFT Political Department. Recent
successes include the changes to recertificationLPDCs now optional, renewing
health insurance for retirees (TRIP), new rights for IL Dental Hygienists, and
bargaining rights for Graduate Employees.