Municipal Employees

Niles-Maine library employees form union with AFSCME

Jun. 14, 2021

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Jun. 14, 2021

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Niles-Maine library employees form union with AFSCME

U.S. Rep. Schakowsky, other leaders sign letter backing workers, opposing library board’s threatened cuts.

Niles-Maine library employees form union with AFSCME

Progress on the Legislative Front!

Jun. 03, 2021

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Jun. 03, 2021

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Progress on the Legislative Front!

In an unprecedented “virtual” legislative session, AFSCME Council 31 succeeded in positively impacting the state budget and helping pass a number of bills of importance to union members—and block passage of a number that would be harmful.

Progress on the Legislative Front!

On the Job: Brad Hardcastle, Telecommunicator

Apr. 13, 2021

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Apr. 13, 2021

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On the Job: Brad Hardcastle, Telecommunicator

In 2020, Hardcastle and his fellow AFSCME Local 1960 members answered approximately 214,908 calls, including 99,979 emergency calls, while dispatching to 35 different police and fire departments in Champaign County.

On the Job: Brad Hardcastle, Telecommunicator

Local elections bring some good news

Apr. 07, 2021

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Apr. 07, 2021

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Local elections bring some good news

The majority of candidates endorsed by the AFSCME PEOPLE program won their races in the primary and general consolidated local elections, including two AFSCME members.

Local elections bring some good news

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