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Members Of Illinois' Largest Public Employees Union Approve New Contract

Illinois Public Radio — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:05:43 +0000

By a margin of 96-to-4, members of Illinois' largest public employees' union voted to ratify a new contract with the state.

AFSCME and Governor Pat Quinn's administration reached a deal in late February, but in order for it to take effect, a majority of the union's 35,000 members had to agree to it.

AFSCME spokesman Anders Lindall says the negotiations may have been the toughest the union has ever experienced.

New Hires To Earn Less Under Ill. Deal With Union

Illinois Public Radio — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:48:22 +0000

If Governor Pat Quinn's agreement with AFSCME, Illinois' largest public employee union, goes through, new employees will be treated differently than those already on the payroll.

Union members get pay boosts the longer they work for the state. Quinn's Chief of Staff Jack Lavin, says it will take longer for new hires to reach those step increases, and he says they'll start off making less too.

"To achieve the top of that job classification it was previously eight years, now it’ll be 11 years," said Lavin. "So new employees will start at a lower wage.”

Here's The Latest On That Possible Illinois State Workers' Union Strike

Illinois Public Radio, The Associated Press and Kelsey Proud — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:04:01 +0000

Reporting by Illinois Public Radio's Brian Mackey used in this report.

It looks like an impending strike of workers in Illinois' largest government-employee union has been avoided - tentatively.

Governor Pat Quinn reached a tentative contract deal with The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) early this morning.

Officially, the union is keeping mum about what's in the contract.

Illinois State Workers To Strike? Union Memo Tells Members To Prepare

The Associated Press and Kelsey Proud — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:19:23 +0000

A union that represents Illinois state workers has issued a memo to members telling them how to prepare in case of a possible strike.

Quinn Voids Union Contract

Illinois Public Radio — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:29:36 +0000

Amanda Vinicky contributed reporting from Springfield, Ill.

In what's being called an "unprecedented" step, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has terminated the state's contract with its largest employee union.

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees helped Quinn win the governor's office in 2010, but the relationship soured almost immediately.