More than 38,000 workers have left government unions in Illinois
The unions’ own federal reports show 9% of workers have chosen to break away from unions since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME.
Nonunion Chicago educators sue CTU, AFT to end forced union dues
While members can opt out of CTU at any time, the union says they may only stop paying the union if they do so during a one-month period. A lawsuit filed against the union argues this violates teachers’ First Amendment rights.
Lawmakers seek to place nation’s first job-killing amendment in Illinois Constitution
A proposal in the Illinois General Assembly would prohibit right-to-work laws in Illinois, making Illinois the only state in the nation to ban the policy in a state constitution.
How Illinois unions re-gifted member dues to Madigan for sexual harassment settlement
So who wants to fund a highly unpopular politician’s sexual harassment settlement on behalf of a disgraced political worker under federal investigation? Executives at Illinois’ largest public-sector labor unions.
Ending dues deductions, recovering fees harder for public employees under bill passed by Illinois lawmakers
SB 1784 would hurt workers trying to stop paying union dues or trying to learn about their options. Union leaders get greater access to them and their personal information.
Thousands of government workers exercise rights in the year after landmark Janus case
This is the first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling government employees cannot be forced to pay a union. In that year, about 20,000 workers from just three of Illinois’ public-sector unions have said “no” to union membership.
More than 6,800 Illinois educators have stopped sending money to IFT
More than 6.7% of employees represented by Illinois Federation of Teachers in Illinois are no longer paying dues or fees to the union.
More than 8,000 Illinois workers have stopped paying AFSCME Council 31
Thousands of Illinois workers are no longer sending a part of their paycheck to one of the state’s most politically active unions.
AFSCME Council 31 spent just 17% of funds representing workers in 2018
Union’s own reporting shows only 17% of overall spending went for “representational activities” in 2018. Just what are Illinois public employees paying for?
Duped: How millions of dollars in AFSCME member dues flow to politics
State workers don’t really know much about how AFSCME spent $7.7 million on politics. That’s because records don’t detail and the union’s Illinois chapter obscures how most of the money was used.
