Government-union demands hurt taxpayers
Government-union demands hurt taxpayers
Illinois government-worker unions demand pay that outstrips that of Illinois private-sector workers and propose numerous tax hikes to fund their contract demands.
3 key takeaways from the May 18 union rally in Springfield
3 key takeaways from the May 18 union rally in Springfield
AFSCME members lobbied for $3 billion in additional pay and benefits, showing their lack of concern for Illinois’ overburdened taxpayers.
Illinois Federation of Teachers agrees to affordable contract with state of Illinois
Illinois Federation of Teachers agrees to affordable contract with state of Illinois
The Illinois Federation of Teachers is the latest union to work out an agreement with the state.
Illinois state workers highest paid in nation
Illinois state workers highest paid in nation
Illinois state workers receive the highest wages of any state workers in the country, when adjusted for cost of living.
AFSCME promised to negotiate in ‘good faith,’ backs bill to take taxpayers out of contract talks
AFSCME promised to negotiate in ‘good faith,’ backs bill to take taxpayers out of contract talks
AFSCME promised to play nice at the negotiating table with Gov. Rauner, but it never intended to keep that promise. The union is doing everything it can to muscle the state’s taxpayers into an outside arbitration process that will practically guarantee that AFSCME’s unreasonable demands are met.
AFSCME negotiations: Union shows no signs of compromise, continues pushing for unaffordable contract
AFSCME negotiations: Union shows no signs of compromise, continues pushing for unaffordable contract
The testimony of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees before the Illinois Labor Relations Board and the union’s refusal to compromise on any contract provisions reveal that AFSCME and Gov. Bruce Rauner have reached impasse.
The SEIU is hurting Illinois caregivers
The SEIU is hurting Illinois caregivers
Since 2014, nearly 12,000 Illinois caregivers have stopped paying SEIU costing the union $4.4 million in dues and fees.
AFSCME’s actions show union unwilling to negotiate contract taxpayers can afford
AFSCME’s actions show union unwilling to negotiate contract taxpayers can afford
AFSCME’s push for HB 580, which would allow a panel of unelected arbitrators to draft a binding contract between the state and the union, is the latest power play in AFSCME’s long and uncompromising battle for pay hikes and benefits that could cost Illinois taxpayers more than $3 billion.
Labor board finds CTU’s April 1 strike likely illegal
Labor board finds CTU’s April 1 strike likely illegal
The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board determined there is enough evidence of the illegality of CTU’s April 1 walkout for CPS to pursue a court order to prevent CTU from waging any similar strikes.
AFSCME impasse hearings: Understanding the timeline, process and potential outcomes
AFSCME impasse hearings: Understanding the timeline, process and potential outcomes
Given AFSCME’s and the Rauner administration’s disagreement on core contract issues – such as wage freezes and merit pay – and the likely appeal of any impasse decision reached by the administrative law judge, a final determination on whether AFSCME and the Rauner administration have reached impasse will probably not come until well into the summer – or beyond.
Palatine-area District 15’s new 10-year contract ‘unprecedented’
Palatine-area District 15’s new 10-year contract ‘unprecedented’
Residents of suburban Chicago’s Community Consolidated School District 15 have seen their incomes remain flat – or drop. Meanwhile, school district officials have committed these same taxpayers to fund a 10-year contract, which the public has never seen.
New report shows high cost of AFSCME demands for Illinois taxpayers
New report shows high cost of AFSCME demands for Illinois taxpayers
A new report from the Heritage Foundation shows that in 2014 alone, collective bargaining between Illinois’ government-worker unions and Illinois officials inflated state and local government spending by $4 billion to $9 billion.
CPS files charges against CTU for ‘illegal’ strike
CPS files charges against CTU for ‘illegal’ strike
The union’s one-day strike is an illegal, aggressive political power play, and its attempt to coerce its members to participate violates its own constitution. Here’s a breakdown of the timeline, the law and the political statement the union is making.
Chicago Teachers Union’s Karen Lewis: ‘I am in the 5 percent’
Chicago Teachers Union’s Karen Lewis: ‘I am in the 5 percent’
Karen Lewis, whose six-figure salary comes from teachers’ union dues, expects rank-and-file teachers to forgo part of their salaries to participate in a one-day strike.