CCCTU

The Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600, represents over 5,000 members in 23 chapters in Cook County. We represent faculty members, professional employees, classified employees, retirees and adjuncts within our local. Since 1965, we have had experience protecting members under the labor law and grievance procedure. In many collective bargaining contracts we negotiate, we have enhanced the professional status, pay and working conditions of our members.

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Affiliations

Local 1600 is affiliated with the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest union organization. We are also affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, a national union of educators with nearly 1,000,000 members. Through the AFT, our members are connected to a wide range of benefits as well as a wide range of services such as educational research and legal assistance.

At the state level, we are affiliated with the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the strongest teacher federation in Illinois. Through our affiliations, we receive help in Springfield and Washington D.C. to pass legislation that directly affects community college employees such as tenure rights, civil service protection rights, health care benefits, and job protection.

Constitution & History

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LOCAL 1600 OFFICERS

In all cases, our officers have worked and, in most cases, still work in various positions within community colleges of Cook County, Illinois. They come from every kind of background, different ethnic groups but with one thing in common–solidarity with their members.