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Mar 26, 2024
New! Fair Tier 2: The path forward »Understanding the unfairness of Tier 2 and the challenges of fixing it
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Mar 26, 2024
New! Tier 2: Your questions answered »How to find out if you're on a Tier 2 pension, why lawmakers are so reluctant to address pensions, and more.
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Mar 22, 2024
New! 2024 Primary Election Results for AFSCME-recommended candidates »AFSCME-recommended candidates won up and down the ballot in the March 19 primary elections. Overall, 80% of our endorsed candidates prevailed.
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Mar 15, 2024
New! AFSCME raises serious concerns, questions about plan for Stateville, Logan prisons »The Department of Corrections plan to demolish Stateville and Logan prisons and build new facilities in their place raises more questions than it answers. “We have grave concerns,” Council 31 executive director Roberta Lynch said.
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Feb 14, 2024
New! Museum of Contemporary Art employees form union with AFSCME »The wave of union organizing among Chicago cultural workers just keeps rolling: 32 employees of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago released a letter on Feb. 14 saying they are forming their union with AFSCME Council 31.
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Feb 01, 2024
Capital improvements lag in IDOC »AFSCME members say the delays in much-needed repairs and improvements are often inexplicable.
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Feb 01, 2024
Local 1019 member’s startling discovery spurs new research »Dr. Meredith Mahoney, a zoologist at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield and a steward for AFSCME Local 1019, has made a surprising discovery which became a launchpad for significant research into an invasive insect.
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Jan 31, 2024
Pay increases follow victory over privatization »Just months after AFSCME members at the DeKalb County Nursing Home defeated an effort to sell their home, they've won a new contract that solidifies their future at the home.
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Jan 31, 2024
Meet one of AFSCME's youngest members »Clayten White may only be 18 years old, but he's already found a career in corrections where he can grow and advance.
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Nov 29, 2023
Progress towards fair pay at NIU »Six weeks after Northern Illinois University support staff went public with their frustration over low pay at work and long delays at the bargaining table, they’ve won a new union contract that makes significant strides toward improving wages.
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Dec 12, 2023
911 SAVES Act would honor dispatchers, give access to additional resources »911 dispatchers help keep us safe every day. That’s why AFSCME strongly supports the 911 Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services (911 SAVES) Act.
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Nov 27, 2023
Severe assaults on employees in two state prisons »An educator and a correctional officer were brutally beaten at Sheridan CC. At Joliet Treatment Center, a correctional officer was assaulted—and short-staffing was a contributing factor.
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Nov 27, 2023
Elk Grove library workers win with help of community »When AFSCME members at the Elk Grove Village Public Library sent their bargaining committee into negotiations in March, they were aiming high. With the help of their community, they achieved their goals.
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Nov 27, 2023
AFSCME intervenes to block sale of DeKalb nursing home »The sale of the DeKalb County Nursing Home to a for-profit buyer has been blocked by a state review board after new light was shed on the questionable background and ethics of its would-be for-profit buyer.
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Nov 21, 2023
Local 2040 members take bus driver shortage into their own hands »A novel training program spearheaded by AFSCME results in the filling of all driver vacancies
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Nov 17, 2023
Niles library employees win first contract »Employees of the Niles-Maine District Library have their first union contract, and along with it, significant wage increases and—for the first time—paid parental leave.
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Nov 02, 2023
Newberry Library employees win first contract »More than 60 employees of the Newberry Library—who formed their union, Newberry Workers United/AFSCME, one year ago—have overwhelmingly voted to ratify their first union contract.
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Oct 24, 2023
New! One Strong Union: AFSCME Council 31 23rd Biennial Convention Recap »More than 500 delegates, alternates, and guests met in Springfield on October 19-21 for Council 31’s 23rd Biennial Convention under the banner of “One Strong Union” to chart our union’s path forward over the next two years.
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Sep 25, 2023
St. Charles Public Library workers win first contract »For the 54 AFSCME members at the St. Charles Public Library, their first contract ticks all the boxes—and then some.
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Sep 25, 2023
Push is on to improve Tier 2 pensions »AFSCME members and Council 31 legislative and policy staff made their voices heard before the state House Personnel and Pensions Committee at a hearing on improvements to Tier 2 pensions.
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