ADAPT // AFSCME Locals 2858, 2806, 3506 // IMPRUVE
Retirees Chapter 161 // Northside Action for Justice (NA4J)
Progress Center for Independent Living
Southside Together Organizing for Power (STOP)
Recent CAMPAIGNS
Long Term Congregate Care institutions (LTC, nursing homes et al.) are mostly
for-profit businesses whose owners maximize (Medicaid-funded) profit by mistreating
residents and exploiting workers.
Residents and staff in congregate institutions faced bad conditions, poor infection control, and retaliation against whistle-blowers long before the pandemic. Retaliation for speaking up and organizing, by bosses and facility managers, has long been both illegal and widespread.
Hear testimony from former facility residents.
SB 3559 (summary here) has broad support from disability, community, labor, and senior groups.
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CCC students and teachers are working to
* restore classroom hours, and expand access
* bring greater democracy and accountability - see here
* improve community college over all
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Fully Fund Public healthcare, education, welfare, with Progressive revenue:
* Restore public mental health clinics, and expand the civilian 'treatment not trauma' program
* Restore Community Human Services (DHS/DRS) office closed by Rauner