AFSCME endorsements set for 2012 primary election
Delegates to the Council 31 PEOPLE convention met Jan. 20 and 21 in Springfield to decide which candidates for the U.S. Congress and state legislative and judicial offices would receive the union's endorsement for the March 20 primary elections....
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Big bucks anti-union campaign looks to score in Indiana
Update: Both chambers of Indiana's legislature have passed a version of a so-called right to work bill. The legislation, part of a well-funded, multi-faceted attack on unions' and workers' rights, weakens union bargaining power and lowers wages....
Recall Walker petition drive ends with 1 million signatures
We Are One activists in Wisconsin took a giant step toward their No. 1 priority, recalling Gov. Scott Walker, when, on Jan. 17, they turned in petitions with 1 million signatures, hundreds of thousands more that required to trigger a recall election....
Republicans yield to pressure, extend jobless benefits
The holidays will look a lot brighter for the jobless and the many working families living paycheck to paycheck, as AFSCME members helped pressure Congress into finally passing a temporary extension of unemployment benefits and the payroll tax break....
Agreement reached to keep facilities open
The governor and legislative leaders have agreed on a "budget reallocation," averting all of the scheduled facility closures for the remainder of the fiscal year. Click for a statement from AFSCME Council 31 Executive Director Henry Bayer....
Chicago's very own Grinch steals mental health services
Unrelenting in their battle to save city of Chicago mental health clinics from closure at the hands of Mayor Grinch, STOP and supporters from AFSCME regaled the City Council with some great new Christmas Carols. See the Progress Illinois video....
Legislators bypass pay raises, pass corporate tax breaks
The General Assembly has passed a bill giving tax breaks for big corporations and the rich, ignoring Director Henry Bayer's call for funding state employees' negotiated raises before ponying up on these costly giveaways....
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