• State employees ratify new union contract

    State employees ratify new union contract

    The new contract comes after months of negotiations between AFSCME and the Pritzker administration—and nearly four years of conflict with former governor Bruce Rauner, who walked out on contract talks in January 2016.

  • State contract ratification vote starts June 12

    State contract ratification vote starts June 12

    Ratification meetings begin June 12 and continue through June 21 in AFSCME local unions across the state. Complete details of the tentative agreement will be distributed and reviewed at every ratification meeting before voting.

  • On the Job: Dorothy Smith at Maryville Academy

    On the Job: Dorothy Smith at Maryville Academy

    "It makes me happy that I’m able to make a difference in people’s lives, especially when it comes to the children. I dedicate my all to what I do every day. I’m determined to have a positive impact with care and words of encouragement."

  • Making AFSCME Strong a priority

    Making AFSCME Strong a priority

    “Our strength is in numbers and in unity”—AFSCME Local 29 members at the Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee are proud to be AFSCME Strong.

  • Gov. Pritzker, AFSCME announce tentative agreement on new state contract

    Gov. Pritzker, AFSCME announce tentative agreement on new state contract

    Early this morning, Governor JB Pritzker’s administration and AFSCME Council 31 reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. Terms will be released after union members have the opportunity to review and vote on the tentative agreement.

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New! Why is the Illinois Policy Institute pushing union members to drop out?

Together union members have improved and protected pensions, expanded rights on the job, made workplaces safer, blocked privatization, and so much more. It’s precisely those gains the IPI wants to undermine.

New! Back pay for steps to get underway

AFSCME never quit battling for justice since ousted governor Bruce Rauner illegally froze employee step increases on July 1, 2015. Finally, state of Illinois employees are back in step and will get their back wages by the end of this September.
New! PSP: Help when you need it

AFSCME Council 31’s Personal Support Program (PSP) has helped tens of thousands of AFSCME members and their dependents thrive since it was created in 1992.

New! Budget includes good news for disability, youth care agencies

In an extraordinarily challenging time, AFSCME members succeeded in sharing their story and fighting for continued progress for the adults and youth they serve every day.
New! Community hearing on public mental health service expansion

City of Chicago employees and residents will join Alderman Sophia King and the newly formed mental health task force at a community hearing on June 13 to discuss ways to improve the city’s public mental health system.
AFSCME Local 805 member Erin Conley takes seat on Springfield City Council

"I can’t put a price tag on what the union has done for me. It has completely changed what I thought my life would be and I will always be grateful."
Lake County court clerks win first contract

After four long years, employees at the Lake County Circuit Clerk’s Office finally have their first union contract: “We’re really proud of how far we’ve come.”
Surprise revenue ensures pension payments

Higher than anticipated revenues in April mean Gov. Pritzker will not delay pension payments as previously planned.
Illinois needs fair tax reform

Raising the necessary revenue from those who can afford to pay a little more—while holding the line on taxes for 97 percent of filers—is the fair tax reform that’s long overdue in Illinois.