John Moss
John Moss
“I moved here about seven and a half years ago and got a job at the health department. I had never been in a union before. They said ‘OK, well now that you work here, you have to be in the union.’ “The first union meeting I went to I was voted in as president....
Duped: How millions of dollars in AFSCME member dues flow to politics
Duped: How millions of dollars in AFSCME member dues flow to politics
State workers don’t really know much about how AFSCME spent $7.7 million on politics. That’s because records don’t detail and the union’s Illinois chapter obscures how most of the money was used.
By Vincent Caruso
Union worker representation only 20 percent of AFSCME spending in Illinois
Union worker representation only 20 percent of AFSCME spending in Illinois
Federal financial filings from Illinois’ largest government union show only 20 percent of its spending goes toward representing its members.
By Vincent Caruso
Worker freedom: More than 3,700 Illinois state workers stopped paying money to a union in 2018
Worker freedom: More than 3,700 Illinois state workers stopped paying money to a union in 2018
Of the more than 3,700 Illinois state workers who stopped sending part of every paycheck to a union, 2,800 stopped sending their money to AFSCME.
By Vincent Caruso
Geneva teachers union strike leaves 5,800 students in the lurch
Geneva teachers union strike leaves 5,800 students in the lurch
Six years after last threatening to strike, the teachers union walked the picket line – a collective bargaining tactic not allowed in any of Illinois’ neighboring states.
By Janelle Cammenga
Union dues at work: AFSCME gives $1.4 million to Madigan
Union dues at work: AFSCME gives $1.4 million to Madigan
State records show AFSCME has funneled at least $1.4 million to Michael Madigan and Madigan-controlled committees in the past five years – including at least $823,200 just this year.
By Mailee Smith
How to make an extra $3 billion, the Illinois way
How to make an extra $3 billion, the Illinois way
AFSCME – the largest government worker union in the state – may pull off one of the most insulting waiting games in state history. The payoff? More than $3 billion, courtesy of Illinois taxpayers.
By Austin Berg
AFSCME funnels union dues to Mike Madigan
AFSCME funnels union dues to Mike Madigan
State records show AFSCME Council 31 funnels membership dues into its political action committee, which just gave a record-breaking $767,800 donation to Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan.
By Mailee Smith
New Mexico stops deducting unconstitutional union fees from state employees
New Mexico stops deducting unconstitutional union fees from state employees
The state of New Mexico has taken steps to comply with the Janus v. AFSCME decision by stopping all union dues and fees until members sign new authorizations. Illinois should follow suit.
By Mailee Smith
Hundreds of educators stop paying money to Chicago Teachers Union following Janus decision
Hundreds of educators stop paying money to Chicago Teachers Union following Janus decision
At least 300 Chicago Public Schools employees have stopped paying fees to the Chicago Teachers Union after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled they could not be forced to pay the union just to keep their jobs.
By Mailee Smith
New Jersey school district stops deducting unconstitutional union fees from all employees
New Jersey school district stops deducting unconstitutional union fees from all employees
One school district in New Jersey has stopped deducting union dues and fees until it has new authorizations from employees to do so – a step in line with what the U.S. Supreme Court demanded of state and local government employers and government unions in Janus v. AFSCME. Illinois governments should follow suit.
By Mailee Smith
Missouri’s right-to-work vote: Boon or boondoggle?
Missouri’s right-to-work vote: Boon or boondoggle?
Without right-to-work protections currently offered in 27 states, you pay the union or lose your job. It’s very simple.
By Austin Berg
Chicago, Cook County employees will see more money in their paychecks
Chicago, Cook County employees will see more money in their paychecks
At least 730 Cook County and 646 Chicago employees have been freed from paying forced union fees following the Janus v. AFSCME decision.
By Mailee Smith