AFSCME’s list of demands
AFSCME’s list of demands
The union representing state workers is threatening to strike – demanding extravagant pay and benefits and refusing 40-hour work weeks before overtime kicks in. Illinoisans should be outraged.
AFSCME strike would be illegal if, as AFSCME claims, there is no impasse
AFSCME strike would be illegal if, as AFSCME claims, there is no impasse
Illinois law provides state workers a right to strike – but only if a strike is legal. State workers represented by AFSCME can go on strike only if the union and the state are at impasse in contract negotiations – and AFSCME claims they are not.
What an AFSCME strike would mean for workers, residents
What an AFSCME strike would mean for workers, residents
As an AFSCME strike looms on the horizon, many are questioning how a strike would affect state workers and Illinois residents. While a potential strike should have minimal impact on residents, AFSCME members have much more to lose.
AFSCME strike vote: Understanding the timeline of a potential first-ever AFSCME strike in Illinois
AFSCME strike vote: Understanding the timeline of a potential first-ever AFSCME strike in Illinois
The union representing Illinois state workers scheduled a strike authorization vote for sometime between Jan. 30 and Feb. 19 – and it could be the first AFSCME strike in state history.
AFSCME strike vote is an insult to middle-class Illinoisans
AFSCME strike vote is an insult to middle-class Illinoisans
Illinois’ state workers are the highest-paid in the nation when adjusting for cost of living.
AFSCME uses fake ‘compromise’ to set stage for state worker strike
AFSCME uses fake ‘compromise’ to set stage for state worker strike
AFSCME – the state’s largest government-worker union – spent two years pushing for contract provisions that would cost state taxpayers billions. Now that the union has lost before the state labor board, it has issued a “framework” for compromise. But that “framework” is merely a publicity stunt to make the union appear reasonable while union leaders threaten a strike to obtain contract provisions that burden state taxpayers.
Rauner reaches contract deal with conservation police officers union
Rauner reaches contract deal with conservation police officers union
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s agreement on a contract with the Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council for conservation police officers, as well as 19 other Illinois government-worker unions, demonstrates that it is AFSCME – and not the governor – that is standing in the way of a fair contract for Illinois’ largest group of state workers.
AFSCME ends 2016 the way it started it: costing taxpayers millions
AFSCME ends 2016 the way it started it: costing taxpayers millions
2016 is ending much the same way it began for Illinois taxpayers – with AFSCME costing the state millions of dollars as it stalls progress on a contract for state workers. We can expect more of the same in 2017, with union leadership doing all it can to thwart Gov. Bruce Rauner and the state’s labor board – including the possibility of a state worker strike.
AFSCME leaders ignore economic reality, Illinoisans’ hardships
AFSCME leaders ignore economic reality, Illinoisans’ hardships
Peoria-based manufacturing giant Caterpillar announced Dec. 14 it will lay off even more employees – another blow to CAT employees in the state and around the globe. Yet while too many Illinoisans struggle under the state’s faltering economy, AFSCME continues to demand more pay and more benefits for state workers.
AFSCME’s egomania is betraying its members
AFSCME’s egomania is betraying its members
AFSCME's demands would cost Illinois taxpayers an additional $3 billion over the course of the contract.
AFSCME turns on the Illinois Labor Relations Board
AFSCME turns on the Illinois Labor Relations Board
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, desperate to avoid the implementation of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s contract offer, filed a lawsuit against the Illinois Labor Relations Board, claiming the board violated the Open Meetings Act in reaching its decision that AFSCME and the state are at impasse in contract negotiations. The labor board met Dec. 13 and reissued the decision it announced at its meeting Nov. 15 and in writing Dec. 5 – that the state and AFSCME are at impasse.
AFSCME turns to courts to delay Rauner contract, costing taxpayers millions
AFSCME turns to courts to delay Rauner contract, costing taxpayers millions
A judge in Cook County has issued a temporary restraining order halting a labor board decision that would allow the state to implement its contract with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. The delay costs Illinois taxpayers over $1 million more each day in state-worker health coverage costs.
AFSCME promises to appeal after Illinois Labor Relations Board formalizes impasse ruling
AFSCME promises to appeal after Illinois Labor Relations Board formalizes impasse ruling
A recent labor board decision means Gov. Bruce Rauner can start implementing his last contract offer to state workers. But the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees continues to obstruct progress toward a contract for state workers, vowing to appeal the labor board’s decision.
On top of top salaries and health care, AFSCME contract includes lesser known provisions unheard of in private sector
On top of top salaries and health care, AFSCME contract includes lesser known provisions unheard of in private sector
AFSCME’S outrageous demands when negotiating for a new contract led to an impasse in negotiations. Now the union is suing to keep the state from implementing the contract – while ignoring that state workers will maintain many lavish perks unlike anything offered in the private sector.