Contract Bargaining

Champaign County employees announce the results of their strike vote in May 2025.

Jul. 18, 2025

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Unity and strike readiness key to Local 900’s contract win

In their efforts to secure a fair contract, members of AFSCME Local 900 walked right up to the brink of their first-ever strike.

Unity and strike readiness key to Local 900’s contract win

Members of Local 900 announce their strike authorization vote

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

Members of the Local 2608 bargaining committee.

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

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

Local 2811 members speak to the media on the picket line.

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