AFSCME Council 31 - American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

AFSCME sues state over change to retiree insurance

AFSCME Council 31 has filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court challenging the Quinn administration’s requirement that state retirees pay part of the cost of dental coverage under the state health plan. AFSCME argues that...
Union members do better
Given that union members generally receive bigger paychecks and better employee benefits, it's curious why more people aren't card carriers. A new study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research drives home what union members have always known: ...
Bill to protect employee privacy advances in House
AFSCME-backed legislation that would preserve the confidentiality of employee performance evaluations passed out of the House State Government Committee on March 3. ......
Chavez-Thompson wins Texas lt. governor primary
The AFSCME family congratulates Linda Chavez-Thompson, former longtime AFSCME leader, who recently won the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor of Texas with 53 percent of the vote....
AFSCME, state reach mediated resolution on layoff grievances
With expectations that a temporary injunction halting state layoffs would soon be lifted, an independent arbitrator mediated a resolution of the outstanding grievances related to implementation of some 2,600 scheduled layoffs. The final resolution wi...
AFSCME secretary-treasurer Lucy to step down
After 57 years as an AFSCME member, 38 of those as the International Secretary-Treasurer, Bill Lucy has announced his intent to retire on June 25. ...
Stimulus grant comes via tax return for some retirees
Before AFSCME intervened, the $250 one-time payment for seniors contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was originally targeted for those who receive Social Security. But thanks to successful lobbying by AFSCME International, ...
Brady pushes bill to eliminate state pension system
Senator Bill Brady, the presumptive Republican gubernatorial nominee, is pushing legislation that would bar any new state or university employee from participating in the state pension systems. ...
House passes bill to put brakes on Thomson sale
On Feb. 17 the Illinois House of Representatives voted by an overwhelming majority to pass AFSCME-backed legislation that could help to slow--or even prevent--the sale of Thomson Correctional Center....
AFSCME challenges Social Security privatizers to step forward
The recent Republican alternative to President Obama's federal budget proposal includes a proposal to privatize Social Security, an idea that Congress and the American people have rejected time and again. Here's AFSCME International President Gerald ...
New rewards program for PEOPLE MVPs
AFSCME has launched a new rewards program for MVP contributors to PEOPLE, the fund that supports the union's political and legislative work on the issues we care about and for the candidates who stand up for us....