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On March 17, 2026, voters in at least 32 Illinois counties will see a deceptive ballot question about school vouchers. This question is designed to build political support for policies that harm public education, including our community colleges. The Ballot Question Is Misleading The referendum doesn't mention "vouchers." It asks about "privately donated funds" for education. Don't be fooled. These are tax credits that reduce public revenue, meaning less funding for all publi

*The below endorsements were approved by the CCCTU House of Representatives United States Congress   US Senate: Juliana Stratton US Congress 2nd: Robert Peters US Congress 5th: no endorsement  US Congress 6thy: Sean Casten US Congress 7th: La Shawn Ford US Congress 8th: Kevin Morrison  US Congress 9th: Mike Simmons Illinois Statewide Offices IL Comptroller: Karina Villa Illinois General Assembly (Senate) IL Senate 6th: Sara Feigenholtz IL Senate 9th: Patrick Hanley  IL  Senat

By Troy Swanson, Local 1600 Legislative Chair Equity can’t be achieved on a discount. In Illinois, federal policy shifts and funding threats, particularly from the Trump administration, are directly forcing the state to withhold 2% of its higher education funding, effectively reducing a promised 3% increase for community college budgets to just 1%. Illinois’s community colleges were told to expect a 3% increase in state funding this year. This promised increase keeps pace wit

By Troy Swanson, Legislative Chair At the end of 2025, the Trump administration issued a dangerous executive order, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” signed December 11, 2025, aimed at undercutting state-level efforts to regulate AI. Make no mistake: this is an attack on worker protections, public safety, and local democratic control. We must remain steadfast in our efforts to regulate AI. We must move forward . This executive order stands in