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The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the biggest labor union representing Illinois state workers, has reached a contract deal…
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A court order revealed late last week makes it much less likely state employees will go on strike anytime soon.With Gov. Bruce Rauner insisting his…
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Members of AFSCME voted overwhelmingly to give the union's bargaining committee the power to strike. The union has been in a contract fight with Gov.…
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Members of AFSCME, the biggest labor union representing Illinois state workers, have taken a big step toward a possible strike.AFSCME has been fighting…
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Attorney General Lisa Madigan is asking a St. Clair County judge to stop state employees from getting paid without a legal state budget. Could the move…
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Democratic leaders met for the the first time in months. Judging from their diverging responses, you might wonder if they were actually in the same room.…
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A state labor board declined to rush the Rauner administration's request for a speedy decision on a dispute with state employees, while the AFSCME unions…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner says his team is trying to assess its options after an apparent breakdown in talks with AFSCME last week. The union is bargaining on…
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Some 36,000 state employees are members of AFSCME, Illinois' largest public employee union. Friday afternoon, the union announced that Gov. Bruce Rauner…
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A key vote in the standoff between Gov. Bruce Rauner and labor is expected in the Illinois House this week, as early as Wednesday.Rauner has been trying…