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AFSCME Council 31 is accepting applications through April 17 for its annual Larry Marquardt Scholarship. Children of AFSCME members under the age of 25, as well as members in good standing, are eligible to apply.

Larry Marquardt Scholarship deadline approaching!

Mar. 03, 2020

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Mar. 03, 2020

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"It's time to stop the harassment"

This powerful video describes in very personal terms the retaliation that employees at CGH Medical Center, a public hospital in Sterling, Illinois, have faced as they exercise their legal right to form a union.

"It's time to stop the harassment"

Feb. 27, 2020

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Feb. 27, 2020

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Rock Island County board sells Hope Creek Care Center

AFSCME Local 2371 members waged a years-long battle to save Hope Creek Care Center in Rock Island County, but on Feb. 25, the board voted 17-5 to sell the home to a for-profit company for $6 million.

Rock Island County board sells Hope Creek Care Center

Feb. 07, 2020

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Feb. 07, 2020

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Get the facts on the Fair Tax!

Check out an interactive map showing what the Fair Tax will mean to you and your community and download a helpful fact sheet.

Get the facts on the Fair Tax!

Feb. 03, 2020

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Feb. 03, 2020

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AFSCME members endorse in primary, prepare for upcoming elections

More than 500 delegates to Council 31’s PEOPLE Conference on Feb. 1 made endorsements for the March Primary election, prepared for the crusade to pass a Fair Tax in Illinois, and set the union’s 2020 legislative agenda.

AFSCME members endorse in primary, prepare for upcoming elections