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Labor and civil rights luminaries celebrate the life, legacy of Bill Lucy

On March 24, leaders of the labor and civil rights movements gathered in Washington, D.C., to pay homage to legendary AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Bill Lucy and celebrate his life and legacy.
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Executive Director's Report

Executive Director's Report

We've seen this playbook before...and we defeated it

Amidst all the tumult of recent weeks regarding the inauguration of a new president of the United States, I realized that this month was also the 10th anniversary of another inauguration—the installation of Bruce Rauner as governor of Illinois. And I couldn’t help but fasten on the similarities of these two transitional moments.

We've seen this playbook before...and we defeated it

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Organize a Union at Your Workplace

By joining together, new AFSCME members have won:

-A strong voice in the workplace
-Fair grievance procedures
-Wage increases
-Benefit improvements
-Better staffing levels

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AFSCME Scholarships

AFSCME members and their families benefit from annual scholarship opportunities to pursue their education goals.

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On the Move

On the Move is the Council 31 newspaper that goes out quarterly to every AFSCME member and retiree chapter member in the state of Illinois. 

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Upward Mobility

The Upward Mobility Program (UMP) is a career advancement program established in the State of Illinois Master Contract, designed to give state employees the opportunity to promote to higher-paying positions.

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State Job Listing

AFSCME-represented state employees who are covered under the state master contract have the right to view all Illinois bargaining unit vacancies.

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In Illinois, public service workers are strong with AFSCME Council 31. Statewide, AFSCME represents more than 90,000 active and retired employees of state, county and city governments, state universities, local school districts and nonprofit agencies.