• Pension battle still raging

    Pension battle still raging

    In a rare move, legislative leaders have agreed to refer pension legislation to a House-Senate Conference Committee. The committee membership, announced on Wednesday, is heavily stacked against workers and retirees.

  • State contract ratification is affirmed

    State contract ratification is affirmed

    In a second round of voting on a new union contract with the State of Illinois, AFSCME members resoundingly affirmed the ratification of the tentative agreement reached in late February.

  • Direct support staff make case in Springfield

    Direct support staff make case in Springfield

    Over 100 direct support workers and their allies lobbied lawmakers in Springfield this week, fighting for improved wages that would lift them out of poverty and improve care for those with developmental disabilities.

  • Stop subsidizing jobs overseas!

    Stop subsidizing jobs overseas!

    One of the biggest tax loopholes in Illinois allows multinational corporations to avoid taxes on money they make overseas – some $386 million annually.

  • Rockford school workers demand fair contract

    Rockford school workers demand fair contract

    School paraprofessionals in Rockford are speaking out to secure a contract that will help lift them all out of poverty.

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Peoria IDES office feels pinch of Quinn cuts

A Peoria TV station shines a light on long waits at a regional IDES office.
GOP governor candidate Rauner attacks union members

If billionaire Bruce Rauner thinks bullying attacks on middle class working people, their families and seniors are good politics, he’s even further out of touch with Illinois values than his extreme policies suggest.
Madigan prevents Bradley calling back-wage bill

House Speaker Michael Madigan refused to allow Rep. John Bradley, sponsor of HB 212, to call the back-pay supplemental appropriation for a vote before the final bill deadline.
"Cullerton pension plan is best for Illinois": Journal-Register

"Pass the Cullerton plan now for the best, fairest and most logical shot at pension reform today," the State Journal-Register said in an editorial strongly endorsing union-negotiated SB 2404. "Forget about Madigan's plan."
Murray Center transfers on hold

In a victory for Murray Center residents and their families, a federal judge entered a restraining order to prevent the Quinn administration from moving developmentally disabled individuals out of the facility.
Articles sting SB1, support SB2404

Illinois House Democratic Leader Lou Lang ripped the extreme Chicago Tribune editorial board that backs pension-slashing Senate Bill 1, and the State Journal-Register editorialized for the union-supported compromise Senate Bill 2404.
Emanuel: Cut health care for Chicago retirees

AFSCME and other unions are speaking out against Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to eliminate subsidized health care for most city retirees.
Action! Tell Mell – we want a vote!

Efforts to put the brakes on privatization in the City of Chicago have run into a major obstacle – the City Council’s Rules Committee. Call Committee Chair Dick Mell at 312-744-6825.
Sequestration threatens state, local government

Thanks to obstruction by Republicans in Congress, massive federal spending cuts are going into effect – and the impact on state and local government employees in Illinois could be substantial.
Obama makes new push to fix labor board

President Obama has announced a bipartisan group of nominations aimed at allowing the National Labor Relations Board to resume its work – but GOP obstruction threatens to derail the plan.