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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner on Monday banned so-called fair share union fees, calling them unconstitutional.State employees can already opt out of…
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Illinois lawmakers hope to have a second shot at reaching a compromise with public employees over pensions, but the unions are pinning their hopes on the…
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Members of the largest public employees union in Illinois voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract with the state. 96% of those who voted were in…
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Retired state workers in Illinois now know how much they will be required to contribute to their health care costs. The details are in the tentative…
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After 15 months of negotiating, Illinois' largest government-employee union has reached a tentative contract deal with the administration of Governor Pat…
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Illinois’ largest public employees' union is talking more about a strike. Henry Bayer, Executive Director of AFSCME, said contract talks with the…
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Over the protests of state employee unions, an Illinois House committee gave bipartisan support to a plan intended to repair Illinois' underfunded…
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State employee unions say the leading proposals to fix Illinois' public employee pension systems are all fatally flawed, so they proposed their own…
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Illinois’ friends of labor must be feeling a double-whammy double-cross , as Gov. Pat Quinn last month terminated the state’s contract with the American…
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40,000 state employees in Illinois no longer have a contract.Governor Pat Quinn on November 20 took the unprecedented step of terminating Illinois'…