Illinois’ state parks and historic sites welcomed more than 41 million visitors in 2024, marking the highest attendance in nearly 15 years—a milestone that wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work and dedication of union members throughout the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (ID
This week we are celebrating two important anniversaries. On July 30, Medicare and Medicaid will be 60 years old. But this year, AFSCME is celebrating this special anniversary with mixed emotions. That’s because the joint legacy of Medicare and Medicaid is under threat.
Members of AFSCME Local 2912 are responsible for the care of hundreds of dogs, cats and other animals regularly brought to Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC).
City of Chicago facing $1 billion gap as budget deadline looms
As Chicago heads into its budget season, the overall picture is troubling: the city is facing a $1 billion budget shortfall coupled with a sharp decline in federal grant funding.
Taking the next step in their union organizing campaign that kicked off in March, some 600 employees of the College of DuPage (COD) on July 8 filed a majority interest petition with the Illinois Labor Relations Board.
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction this week after ruling that the White House likely violated the law by stripping nearly a million federal workers of their union rights.
Management has been saying a lot recently about our activity. Why? Because they know that our facility, like any facility, only runs if the frontline staff make it run. Predictably, Ignite is trying to mislead and confuse us because their primary interest is in making a profit.
Despite a vigorous grassroots lobbying campaign and more than a year of good-faith engagement with lawmakers by the We Are One Illinois coalition of unions, the General Assembly failed to take action on Tier 2 in this legislative session as fears of sweeping cuts to Illinois’ federal funding drew concern from lawmakers.
They help keep Lake County’s 700,000 residents healthy and safe, and now some 600 employees of the Lake County Health Department have announced that they are forming their union with AFSCME Council 31 so they can achieve safety and security for themselves.
"Champaign County works because we do. And make no mistake, without us on the job, county services cannot function," AFSCME Local 900 President Cecilia Phillips said.
Field Museum Workers United/AFSCME members overwhelmingly approved their first-ever union contract, with more than 94% voting “yes!” to ratify the four-year agreement.
A federal judge has ordered a temporary pause on Trump administration’s attempts to fire swaths of workers and unilaterally reorganize the federal government.
The billionaires and anti-union extremists in the White House and Congress are continuing their push for dramatic cuts to the federal funding that the city of Chicago relies on to continue providing public services.
Libraries should be safe spaces for all. But members of AFSCME Local 1215 who work for the Chicago Public Library say frightening and unsafe conditions have been on the rise in recent years—and management isn’t doing enough to keep workers and patrons safe.
A federal court granted a temporary restraining on May 1 blocking the Trump administration from gutting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) after AFSCME and the American Library Association (ALA) filed a joint lawsuit.
In the Mississippi Valley Library District, workers at the Fairmont City and Collinsville libraries have a simple mission: to keep libraries safe, open, and welcoming to all members of the community, no matter who they are.
Deep cuts to Medicaid being pushed by President Donald Trump’s administration and Republicans in Congress could do real damage to public services and to the jobs of AFSCME members in Illinois.
It’s taken only a few months for Elon Musk and his DOGE team to wreak havoc in the federal government—with tens of thousands of employees being summarily fired, some agencies altogether dismantled, and many more nearly crippled.
