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September 19, 2026 - As the Local 943 members and their families enjoyed the 2026 Legislative Back to School Picnic, Local 943 welcomed Rep. Mary Gill, Senate Candidate Fran Hurley, US Rep. Sean Casten, Rep. Rick Ryan, Sen. Mike Hastings and Beth Kirkwood. We are so grateful to our #iftaft Exec Board for their support today! Stacy Davis Gates, Cindi Oberle Dahm and John Miller.

Picnic Recap

Thank you to all the COPE
Raffle Basket Contributors

•Patton 133 Council (donated 2 baskets)

•Alsip 126 Teachers Council

•Wentworth Wilson 155 Teachers Council

•Lincoln 156 Council

•Evergreen Park 124 Council

•Ridgeland 122 Council

•Burbank 111 Council

•Posen Robbin’s 143 1/2 Council

•SWCCCASE Council

•Oak Lawn-Hometown D123 Council

•Orland Council of Educators 135

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About AFT Local 943

AFT Local 943 is The Southwest Suburban Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 943 is an affiliate of the AFT, the IlFT, the Illinois AFL-CIO, and the Chicago Federation of Labor. Chartered in 1946, AFT Local 943 unites 3,113 teachers, school related personnel (PSRPs), and employees in Southwest Suburban Cook County, Illinois as well as 347 retirees, into a federated union comprised of dedicated members who articulate the needs, desires, and legitimate rights of our educational community.

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