Union membership helps workers build a better future for their families. AFSCME members and their families benefit from annual scholarship opportunities to pursue their education goals.

When the Illinois General Assembly comes back into session, AFSCME’s lobbying team will be working to build support for Senate Bill 2269, legislation that would fund the remaining back pay owed to thousands of state employees since 2011.

AFSCME submitted written testimony to the Joint Hearing of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committees on January 9 regarding the health crisis at Quincy Veterans’ Home.

In a recent editorial board interview about why he’s seeking reelection, Bruce Rauner made clear that his overriding goal remains crushing labor unions.

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's administration has appealed the appellate court ruling that Rauner is violating state labor law by refusing to allow thousands of state workers to move as scheduled through the state pay plan.

AFSCME members in the Departments of Corrections and Juvenile Justice are advocating for safer policies in response to increasing assaults on staff—and among offenders—in correctional facilities. Watch their testimony at a Dec. 5 legislative hearing.

While the governor of Illinois claims he’s not in charge, we beg to differ. He’s been the state’s chief executive for nearly three years and “in charge” of a lot of damage.

Governor Rauner's administration has violated state labor law by refusing to allow thousands of state workers to move as scheduled through the state pay plan over the past two years, a state appellate court has ruled.

A DCFS Child Protective Investigator in Sterling was sent out to check on the welfare of a child. When the investigator arrived, the father viciously attacked her, knocking her to the ground repeatedly assaulting the investigator about the head.

The fact that workers have a voice on the job with their unions is something that galls the ultra-rich. That’s why they’re now trying to get the U.S. Supreme Court to rig the system even more in their favor.