NEW! Juvenile Justice needs reform, not reorganizationA new AFSCME study finds that four years after the creation of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, the state's eight Illinois Youth Centers still lack the education and treatment programs young offenders need to rebuild their lives--and a pr...
Public wants federal government focus on JOBSDespite the incessant and often nonsensical propaganda blitz about the false dangers of increasing the federal budget deficit, a new poll has found that Americans support reducing the unemployment rate over deficit reduction by a 64-30 margin....
AFSCME gets out facts as pension attacks continueWatch AFSCME Director of Research Kerry Korpi stand up to attacks on public employees and our pensions during an appearance on CNBC. At issue: should states cut public pensions to balance ballooning budgets?
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How to get the American economy moving NOWPolitical strategist Robert Creamer makes a compelling argument for why Congress should act immediately to provide desperately needed federal assistance for state and local governments--preventing service cuts and layoffs--and to extend unemployment ...
Sen. Brady targets state pensions in campaign for governorForget about reducing benefits, raising employee contributions, extending the age and other recently popular methods of attacking retirement security for public employees, state Sen. Bill Brady wants to eliminate state pensions altogether....
Big Business still playing old pension-cut tuneNot content with the harm they've done to undermine retirement security for the public servants of tomorrow, corporate fatcats keep beating the drums to reduce pensions going forward for current public employees, too....
STAR bill doesn't shineLegislation that provides a big tax giveaway to private developers has passed both houses of the General Assembly despite the state's dismal fiscal picture. ...
Some cuts blocked, others approvedAFSCME lobbying efforts helped to defeat budget amendments to lower the mileage reimbursement rate for state workers and raise health insurance costs for state and university retirees. But the General Assembly has now approved a budget package that ...
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