• Teachers at Old Town School of Folk Music form union with IFT

    Teachers at Old Town School of Folk Music form union with IFT

    At a rally filled with music and celebration, teachers from the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago announced that an overwhelming majority of faculty have signed cards to form a union with the Illinois Federation of Teachers.

  • Voters reject Rauner, slam the door on anti-worker agenda

    Voters reject Rauner, slam the door on anti-worker agenda

    "Voters across the state repudiated Rauner and rejected his anti-worker, anti-union agenda up and down the ballot," AFSCME Council 31 Executive Director Roberta Lynch said.

  • 2018 election results

    2018 election results

    AFSCME-recommended candidates made a clean sweep in statewide contests and are on track to gain enough seats in the General Assembly to establish a supermajority in the Illinois House and Senate so that we can advance a working people’s agenda.

  • Appellate court rejects Rauner impasse claim in state contract negotiations

    Appellate court rejects Rauner impasse claim in state contract negotiations

    “The court backs up what we’ve said all along, there never was an impasse," AFSCME Council 31 Executive Director Roberta Lynch said. "Bruce Rauner should come back to the bargaining table instead of wasting more taxpayer money on losing litigation.”

  • More Rauner games on step increases

    More Rauner games on step increases

    Bruce Rauner has once again let down more than 20,000 state employees whose step increases he has illegally denied since 2015.

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New! Unions oppose latest attack on pensions

Outgoing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called to wipe out the state Constitution's pension protection clause. The Illinois AFL-CIO and Chicago Federation of Labor were quick to stand together and say NO!
New! Holiday junk mail from Rauner's IPI

Latest spam trying to trick AFSCME members into quitting their union should go straight to the trash.
New! Defeated Rauner still wasting money, time in court

Administration asks for 60-day delay to appeal 'no impasse' finding as it heads out the door
New! AFSCME member injured, former member killed in Bloomington bus tragedy

"The hearts of every AFSCME member go out to our sisters and brothers of Local 2608. Our prayers are with them and their loved ones," AFSCME Council 31 Executive Director Roberta Lynch said.
New! AFSCME members rush to help after Taylorville tornado

"Everyone was putting their lives on the line that night," AFSCME Local 3349 Vice President Dustin McClure said. "This is our community, so everybody pulled together."
New! AFSCME, other unions play role in Pritzker transition

Committee appointments signal that labor has a seat at the table in the new administration.
Rauner's labor board evades responsibility on state employee step increases

The ILRB has met twice without acting on AFSCME's motion seeking to have the board request a court order to put employees on the proper step.
100% Union: Moline-Coal Valley School District

AFSCME Local 672 President Terry Boone shares his story of unity in the face of the Janus Supreme Court decision.
IDOC employee gets position he deserves

After a two-year “roller coaster ride” AFSCME Local 3649 member Dustin York won his grievance and was placed in the position he worked hard to achieve at Robinson Correctional Center.
On the Job: Christina Loudermilk, City of Rockford

I’ve been with the city for 20 years now. That stability has provided health benefits for me and my whole family. It’s helped me purchase a home. I love my union. I couldn’t see myself surviving without it.

Jackson County employees refuse to back down

After unanimously authorizing a strike, members of AFSCME Local 2464 at Jackson County in southern Illinois won a new union contract with fair pay and affordable health care.
AFSCME, Mendoza turn up media heat on Rauner over steps

The governor’s illegal step freeze and continued foot-dragging are getting news coverage statewide.