Contract Bargaining

Champaign County employees vote overwhelmingly to strike if necessary

Champaign County employees vote overwhelmingly to strike if necessary

May. 29, 2025

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Champaign County employees vote overwhelmingly to strike if necessary

"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.

Champaign County employees vote overwhelmingly to strike if necessary

Local 2608 bus drivers and monitors win fair new contract

Local 2608 bus drivers and monitors win fair new contract

Dec. 14, 2024

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Local 2608 bus drivers and monitors win fair new contract

Some 250 school bus drivers and bus monitors serving the Unit 5 School District in Bloomington-Normal have won a fair new contract that includes strong wage increases, guaranteed daily hours, and improved paid leave language in line with the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act.

Local 2608 bus drivers and monitors win fair new contract

Local 1216 RNs defeat management's dangerous staffing proposals

Local 1216 RNs defeat management's dangerous staffing proposals

Dec. 13, 2024

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Local 1216 RNs defeat management's dangerous staffing proposals

Registered nurses (RNs) at Loretto Hospital in Chicago have won a new contract, defeating management’s proposals that would have compromised staff safety and worsened the quality of care for patients at the hospital. 

Local 1216 RNs defeat management's dangerous staffing proposals

State Board of Education employees secure "monumental" contract

State Board of Education employees secure "monumental" contract

Oct. 15, 2024

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State Board of Education employees secure "monumental" contract

Members of AFSCME Local 2811 who work for the Illinois State Board of Education started bargaining a new contract for their 45 members while negotiations for a new State of Illinois master contract were already well underway.

State Board of Education employees secure "monumental" contract

"Chalk up" Local 3236's new contract to strong action

"Chalk up" Local 3236's new contract to strong action

Oct. 11, 2024

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"Chalk up" Local 3236's new contract to strong action

AFSCME Local 3236 at Illinois State University has secured two strong new contracts for its clerical and healthcare bargaining units that can both point to a chalking action as their contract campaign’s turning point.

"Chalk up" Local 3236's new contract to strong action