UFEA: Unit Five Education Association
Union of education professionals affiliated with the Illinois Education Association and National Education Association - IEA-NEA, Advocating for Public Education Employees and Teachers in the McLean County Unit 5 School District located in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois
UFEA Members: We Need Your Voice! We are asking members to come on one or more of the following evenings to the Bloomington IEA Office to call other members and remind them about how important it is for them to vote November 4. You’ll be provided with a short training, a script for making calls, …
In 2011, the lives of Wisconsin teachers changed overnight. Wisconsin is not alone. Attacks on collective bargaining rights have taken place in Indiana and Ohio, too, as have attacks on tenure, retirement and other important issues. In Wisconsin, contracts were replaced with highly restrictive policy handbooks. We can make sure it doesn’t happen here. We can …
March 18 is a critical day for the future of Illinois and the future of public education and public education employees in this State. Your vote has never been more important than it will be in next Tuesday’s primary election. IEA has released the list of recommended candidates for the March 18 primary election. The …
After some media confusion late last night, the winners in the Unit 5 School Board race are confirmed: Meta Mickens-Baker Todd Ferguson John Puzauskas It is clear from the outcome, and from the vote totals, that UFEA members made a big difference in this election, even though we didn’t get all 3 of our recommended …
Seven Candidates Running for 3 Seats on the Unit 5 School Board Seven candidates are seeking a four-year term on the McLean County Unit 5 School Board. There are three open seats. Incumbents Meta Mickens-Baker and John Puzauskas, both of Bloomington, are running for re-election. Glenn Block (Towanda), William Todd Ferguson (Bloomington), Rebecca Ferrara (Normal), …
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Visit ieanea.org regularly for the most recent news. The Illinois House adjourned Monday afternoon without considering a proposal to cut pensions for active and retured public employees, including participants in the TRS and SURS systems. Earlier in the day, a House committee sent to the House floor a pension cutting bill. More Between now and Wednesday, it is …
Please check the IEA website regularly for updates related to pensions and possible attempts to make changes that will impact future, current and retired teachers. The video below is the latest effort from the We Are One Illinois labor coalition, of which IEA is a part:
