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Public employees pack the Capitol at the fix Tier 2 Rally.
General Assembly ends session without voting on Tier 2 improvements
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General Assembly ends session without voting on Tier 2 improvements

The fight isn't over. The We Are One coalition is planning to reintroduce the bill in the spring legislative session. Every union in the coalition will continue to build support for the bill, and to identify and advance the needed revenue measures to accompany pension improvements.

General Assembly ends session without voting on Tier 2 improvements

Local 2811 members speak to the media on the picket line.
State Board of Education employees secure "monumental" contract
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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

Members of AFSCME Local 1787 picket
Victory quickly follows after Local 1787 pickets for safe staffing
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Victory quickly follows after Local 1787 pickets for safe staffing

Members of AFSCME Local 1787 at the Quincy Veterans Home took to the picket line on Sept. 4 to call out the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) for not taking the necessary steps to foster hiring at the facility.

Victory quickly follows after Local 1787 pickets for safe staffing