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Madigan's Pension Bill Passes
The most comprehensive attempt at public worker pension reform to date has passed the Illinois House but it's future, to ...
AFSCME Joins Quinn's Call to Drop Union Backpay Suit
The state's largest public employee union is joining the governor, calling on Attorney General Lisa Madigan to drop her l...
AFSCME to Appeal Court Ruling Despite New Contract
The state's largest public employee union says it will still appeal a court's decision on healthcare costs for retire...
State employee labor unions holding a summit in Burr Ridge
AFCSME Union Member Henry Bayer says it isn't just a summit for union workers. They've sent out invites. The "We...
Quinn Terminates AFSCME Contracts
The Quinn administration has terminated the contract between the state of Illinois and its largest public employee union.Assi...
Constitutional Amendment Question Regarding Pensions on the Ballot.
Should it be harder to increase pension benefits for government employees? We’ll decide on Election Day.A constitutiona...
Quinn Fires Union Boss's Wife
Governor Quinn has fired the wife of a union boss and now some are wondering if it's backlash from the heat the union has...
AFSCME has no plans to protest Quinn's speech at DNC
Gov. Pat Quinn will be speaking this evening (5:30 p.m. Central Time) at the Democratic National Convention, and state worker...
Pleas for prisons to remain open
The states largest workers union has rounded up lawmakers representing all four caucuses to advocate keeping two prisons an...
Pension Legislation Passes Out of Committee.
It’s been one of the most contentious issues in Springfield for years – how does the state pay down its unfunded ...
Unions Asking Questions About Legislature Involvement in Negotiations.
Unions which represent state workers are worried lawmakers have something up their sleeve. Labor leaders showed up at a House...