AFSCME health benefits, wages out of sync with what Illinois taxpayers can afford
AFSCME health benefits, wages out of sync with what Illinois taxpayers can afford
Governor asks to fast-track AFSCME impasse decision
Governor asks to fast-track AFSCME impasse decision
The governor’s office has asked the Illinois Labor Relations Board to allow the impasse proceedings between the state and AFSCME to go straight to the five-member labor board instead of first waiting for a decision from the administrative law judge.
Palatine school-district contract a case study in how closed-door, government-union deals hurt taxpayers
Palatine school-district contract a case study in how closed-door, government-union deals hurt taxpayers
Palatine-area Community Consolidated School District 15 posted its 10-year contract with its teachers union more than a month after it had been signed, ensuring that potentially harmful contract provisions can only come to light after it is too late for students, parents and taxpayers to do anything about it.
State rep. seeks revote on veto override of binding arbitration bill
State rep. seeks revote on veto override of binding arbitration bill
The Illinois House will attempt a fifth vote on an AFSCME arbitration bill designed to remove Gov. Bruce Rauner from the collective bargaining process.
AFSCME analysis FAQ: Illinois state workers highest-paid in nation
AFSCME analysis FAQ: Illinois state workers highest-paid in nation
Illinois AFSCME workers enjoy yearly wages of nearly $60,000 when adjusted for cost of living, in addition to Cadillac health care benefits. Most Illinois state workers will also get free health insurance when they retire, and career state retirees receive $1.6 million in pension benefits on average.
What happens next in Illinois AFSCME negotiations now that HB 580 has failed?
What happens next in Illinois AFSCME negotiations now that HB 580 has failed?
The state’s largest government-worker union has no strike fund, but refuses to agree to a contract taxpayers can afford.
HB 580 fails: Illinois House Democrats lacked votes to override Rauner’s veto of union arbitration bill
HB 580 fails: Illinois House Democrats lacked votes to override Rauner’s veto of union arbitration bill
Illinois House Democrats failed to muster the 71 votes needed to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of HB 580, which would have allowed government-worker unions to remove the governor from labor contract negotiations and replace him with a panel of unelected arbitrators.
Government-union demands hurt taxpayers
Government-union demands hurt taxpayers
Illinois government-worker unions demand pay that outstrips that of Illinois private-sector workers and propose numerous tax hikes to fund their contract demands.
3 key takeaways from the May 18 union rally in Springfield
3 key takeaways from the May 18 union rally in Springfield
AFSCME members lobbied for $3 billion in additional pay and benefits, showing their lack of concern for Illinois’ overburdened taxpayers.
Illinois Federation of Teachers agrees to affordable contract with state of Illinois
Illinois Federation of Teachers agrees to affordable contract with state of Illinois
The Illinois Federation of Teachers is the latest union to work out an agreement with the state.
Illinois state workers highest paid in nation
Illinois state workers highest paid in nation
Illinois state workers receive the highest wages of any state workers in the country, when adjusted for cost of living.
AFSCME promised to negotiate in ‘good faith,’ backs bill to take taxpayers out of contract talks
AFSCME promised to negotiate in ‘good faith,’ backs bill to take taxpayers out of contract talks
AFSCME promised to play nice at the negotiating table with Gov. Rauner, but it never intended to keep that promise. The union is doing everything it can to muscle the state’s taxpayers into an outside arbitration process that will practically guarantee that AFSCME’s unreasonable demands are met.
AFSCME negotiations: Union shows no signs of compromise, continues pushing for unaffordable contract
AFSCME negotiations: Union shows no signs of compromise, continues pushing for unaffordable contract
The testimony of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees before the Illinois Labor Relations Board and the union’s refusal to compromise on any contract provisions reveal that AFSCME and Gov. Bruce Rauner have reached impasse.
The SEIU is hurting Illinois caregivers
The SEIU is hurting Illinois caregivers
Since 2014, nearly 12,000 Illinois caregivers have stopped paying SEIU costing the union $4.4 million in dues and fees.