Moraine Valley Faculty Association

Congratulations to our graduates!! it was a great night to celebrate the end of the year in the success of our students!!

It is an exciting, but also sad time of transition for our union chapter. We are so grateful for outgoing faculty president, Michelle August, and all of the work she has done has a great leader on campus. We are also excited for incoming president Kevin Navratil.
It is equally sad to wish Gary Piercy farewell as he ends his 23-year tenure as Moraine Valley faculty Association treasurer. He has served under five different association presidents over this time. And has been the backbone of our operation.
Thank you to Gary and Michelle
Also, thank you to our other outgoing executive committee members and welcome to our new members and officers!

It was fun today to spend time with fellow faculty members and visiting administrators for the annual faculty picnic. It was almost warm for a little bit, but our traditional freezing weather showed up by the afternoon with a little rain!!
It has been another great academic year and we are excited for graduation next week.

Show your support!

One of our pieces of legislation is in committee on 4/16. We need to show our support by filing a witness slip.

HB 5134, which would change the composition of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees to require community college representation, needs your support. The Illinois Federation of Teachers has fought to change this law so that a community college representative is guaranteed a seat as a trustee on the SURS Board. This legislation is critical to ensuring that Local 1600 can maintain a voice on this board—a board that makes decisions directly affecting our members' pensions and retirement security.

Congrats to MVFA’s Coach Delwyn Jones!!

Can’t forget about Coach Jones and his good work leading Cyclones women’s to its 11th Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference championship! on earning Skyway Coach of the Year!

Today unions, religious groups, businesses, and other organizations are calling a general strike in Minnesota. They are calling this “ICE Out of Minnesota: Day of Truth & Freedom.”
We are standing with them as they fight for their city.
Learn more here: https://www.iceoutnowmn.com/

Our members and chapter leaders at Moraine Valley Community College are standing in solidarity with Minnesota educators, students, and families.
Schools should be places of learning, not fear.
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Take action!

Our colleges, students, and communities are under attack. Silence isn’t an option.

The Trump administration has frozen over $1 billion in federal funding for Illinois, hurting child care, social services, and education. Community colleges are already stretched thin, and funding cuts and freezes create more barriers for our students.

That’s why CCCTU members are joining IFT’s Full Funding Fridays and calling on Gov. Pritzker to fully fund higher education, paid for by progressive revenue that makes the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share.

Write to Pritzker today to demand full funding: https://zurl.co/hySrL

🗓️ Take action monthly leading up to May Day
✊ People Over Profits. Workers Over Billionaires.

Local 1600 early endorsements for the March election.

Early Endorsements for the March 17, 2026 Primary Election *The below endorsements were approved at the November 2025 House of Representatives MeetingUS Congress:US Congress 2nd: Robert PetersUS Congress 7th: La Shawn FordUS Congress 9th: Mike SimmonsState Office:IL Comptroller: Karina VillaIllinois Senate:IL Senate 10th: Robert MartwickIL Senate 20th: Grac...

Thank you to the faculty & staff who supported our annual Turkey raffle today! It was great to celebrate the end of the semester together! We raised nearly $4000 for student scholarships!

Not really sure what to make of this government shutdown? This discussion from our faculty held in our library was fantastic. It is worth the time.
Congrats to Kevin & Merri on this great talk.

Why did the government shutdown and why does it matter? This event will explain what led to the U.S. government shutting down on 10/1/25. We will discuss the factors that led to the shutdown, the positions of the ...