Category: State Employees
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.
AFSCME members say the delays in much-needed repairs and improvements are often inexplicable.
Dr. Meredith Mahoney, a zoologist at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield and a steward for AFSCME Local 1019, has made a surprising discovery which became a launchpad for significant research into an invasive insect.
Clayten White may only be 18 years old, but he's already found a career in corrections where he can grow and advance.
AFSCME members and Council 31 legislative and policy staff made their voices heard before the state House Personnel and Pensions Committee at a hearing on improvements to Tier 2 pensions.
In February we celebrate Black History Month, and AFSCME’s long legacy of standing up for racial justice—from the strike of Memphis sanitation workers 56 years ago this month, to affirming that Black Lives Matter today.
The new contract for AFSCME members in state government was ratified by a resounding 99% vote.
AFSCME members in state government are gearing up for contract negotiations for a new state of Illinois master contract, which covers some 35,000 state employees.