For too long, low wages had been the norm at ISBE. The Local 2811 bargaining committee vowed to change that.

AFSCME Local 3236 at Illinois State University has secured two strong new contracts for its clerical and health care bargaining units that can both point to a chalking action as their contract campaign’s turning point.

Now, after Council 31 prevailed in statewide arbitration, those temporary staff are being converted into permanent state employees and joining the ranks of our union—and they’re already reaping the benefits of union membership.

Members of AFSCME Local 963, which represents nearly 170 building and food service workers at Northern Illinois University, kept their foot on the gas pedal throughout a year-long contract campaign. In the end, their efforts paid off.

As they began bargaining a new contract in early 2024, Rockford Public Library workers’ biggest priority was to expand health and safety procedures. After taking strong action, they succeeded in that goal.

The 52 school bus drivers and monitors from the Illinois Central bus company near Peoria have seen what AFSCME has accomplished for other school bus drivers in their region.

On June 11 and 13, hundreds of AFSCME members from Locals 1866 at Stateville Correctional Center and 2073 at Logan Correctional Center made their voices heard at two COGFA community hearings on the IDOC's proposed closures of those facilities.

Understanding the unfairness of Tier 2 and the challenges of fixing it

How to find out if you're on a Tier 2 pension, why lawmakers are so reluctant to address pensions, and more.

Employees at the Shedd Aquarium are blowing the whistle on management's anti-union misinformation and intimidation campaign.

After experiencing a sharp uptick in the number of on-the-job injuries and violations of their union contract, workers in the Evanston Public Works Department took to the picket line in an action that caught management’s attention.