Legislation aiming to curb reckless privatization and ensure accountability to taxpayers passed out of the Illinois General Assembly with a Senate vote on May 25. The measure had already passed the House.

The Chicago City Council overwhelmingly approved a resolution on March 29, calling on Rauner to return to the bargaining table with state workers and their unions.

Newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will tilt court toward corporations and against working people.

At the end of this year, the City of Chicago intends to terminate its retiree health care coverage. Find out what to do next.

Illinois public service workers are featured in new statewide spots that call out Gov. Rauner for refusing to negotiate with state employees who want to find common ground.

AFSCME Council 31 responds to the recommended decision issued September 2 by an Administrative Law Judge of the Illinois Labor Relations Board.

The Illinois Labor Relations Board voted unanimously to deny the Rauner Administration’s motion to bypass a recommended decision from the judge who presided over hearings into the Unfair Labor Practice charges filed by Gov. Rauner and by AFSCME.

When the governor sharply rejected seven Republican legislators’ call to return to the bargaining table, these same legislators refused to support their constituents.

Retirees elected John Tilden as their Annuitant Representative on the State Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees.

Working families and community groups call on the Governor and his legislative enablers to drop their harmful demands and make Illinois a place that works for all.