Teachers who oppose CTU strike can opt out of union
Teachers who oppose CTU strike can opt out of union
Resigning from the union before the potential upcoming strike can protect teachers from union discipline.
AFSCME to Illinois: Raise taxes to pay government workers more
AFSCME to Illinois: Raise taxes to pay government workers more
AFSCME wants the state to hike taxes on Illinois residents to fund the union’s demands for salary and benefit increases.
3 key takeaways from the AFSCME impasse decision
3 key takeaways from the AFSCME impasse decision
On Sept. 2, a state administrative law judge issued a 400-page recommendation regarding the status of contract negotiations between Illinois and the state’s largest government-worker union. Three important things to know about the decision include: the state and AFSCME are in uncharted territory in their negotiation-related proceedings, the judge found the parties have reached impasse on 5 of 12 contested issues and the judge questioned AFSCME’s testimony and behavior during negotiations.
Some workers are more equal than others
Some workers are more equal than others
From 2005 to 2014, AFSCME worker salaries grew 5 times faster than Illinois workers’ earnings.
Labor law 101: Understanding the basics
Labor law 101: Understanding the basics
Familiarity with labor law terminology helps Illinoisans understand the impact of government-worker unions and the need for labor reform in the state.
Administrative law judge: State and AFSCME are at partial impasse in contract negotiations
Administrative law judge: State and AFSCME are at partial impasse in contract negotiations
Illinois taxpayers have won a partial victory in the first round of impasse proceedings between the state and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, as the administrative law judge’s ruling puts the state closer to implementing its last contract offer to state AFSCME workers.
Understanding the stalled contract negotiations between the state and AFSCME
Understanding the stalled contract negotiations between the state and AFSCME
An administrative law judge could issue a decision as early as Sept. 1 on whether Illinois state workers and the governor are at an impasse in contract negotiations. Here’s a rundown of the proceedings between Illinois’ largest government-worker union and the state, as well as their potential impact on residents and state employees.
Illinois state workers have options if they wish to opt out of a union
Illinois state workers have options if they wish to opt out of a union
Illinois state workers can opt out of union membership to become fair share payers, but reforms such as Right to Work and Worker’s Choice would promote greater worker freedom and benefit the state.
Educating workers about their right to opt out of union membership
Educating workers about their right to opt out of union membership
National Employee Freedom Week spotlights the ability of all Illinois workers – including state employees – to opt out of unions, and outlines the reforms needed to ensure true worker freedom.
A comprehensive review of the most absurd benefits in the AFSCME collective bargaining agreement
A comprehensive review of the most absurd benefits in the AFSCME collective bargaining agreement
AFSCME does all it can to perpetuate the myth that it is the “little guy” – the victim – in any contract negotiations with the state. The evidence paints a different picture.
Amid strike rumors, state’s website shows Illinois AFSCME workers how to opt out of union
Amid strike rumors, state’s website shows Illinois AFSCME workers how to opt out of union
Fair share payers cannot be penalized by a union for working during a strike. And the state has just made it easier for Illinois AFSCME members to become fair share payers.
Rauner vetoes SEIU-backed bills that would have cost over $100M annually
Rauner vetoes SEIU-backed bills that would have cost over $100M annually
Two bills attempting to provide taxpayer-funded training programs for SEIU would have been costly for the state.
What would happen to union members, nonmember workers and the state if AFSCME strikes
What would happen to union members, nonmember workers and the state if AFSCME strikes
A potential strike from the state’s largest government-worker union would be the first of its kind, and could cost its members the most.
Illinois Nurses Association lobbies for HB 5104 to protect IDOC union jobs
Illinois Nurses Association lobbies for HB 5104 to protect IDOC union jobs
The Illinois Nurses Association is lobbying for a bill that would force taxpayers to pay for Illinois Department of Corrections medical employees who are no longer needed and would impede the state’s ability to subcontract to improve medical services for inmates.