Contract Bargaining

Cook County employees win contract

Jun. 29, 2021

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Jun. 29, 2021

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Cook County employees win contract

After months of bargaining, 4,000 Cook County employees secured a new union contract with significant pay increases.

Cook County employees win contract

Tentative agreement reached with Cook County

Jun. 23, 2021

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Jun. 23, 2021

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Tentative agreement reached with Cook County

We did it! On June 23, the AFSCME bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement on a new union contract for some 4,000 members in Cook County government.

Tentative agreement reached with Cook County

Pro-union PRO Act would empower workers

Mar. 16, 2021

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Mar. 16, 2021

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Pro-union PRO Act would empower workers

In a win for the labor movement, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act on March 9. The PRO Act reforms labor laws to give power back to workers so they can freely organize unions.

Pro-union PRO Act would empower workers

Supreme Court denies Janus

Jan. 26, 2021

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Jan. 26, 2021

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Supreme Court denies Janus

The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Jan. 25 that it won’t hear a bloc of cases that sought to financially kneecap unions for obeying the law.

Supreme Court denies Janus

Remote education a balancing act, especially for women

Oct. 27, 2020

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Oct. 27, 2020

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Remote education a balancing act, especially for women

School closings have kept kids at home and, as a result, many parents—mothers in particular—are struggling to meet the needs of both their children and their jobs.

Remote education a balancing act, especially for women