State Employees

AFSCME International Never Quit winner is a ‘positive light in a crazy dark world’

Devin Knox considers himself a wealthy person.

“Every day, I feel like I’m walking around with one of those big checks for a hundred thousand dollars,” said Knox, a member of AFSCME Local 1805.

AFSCME International Never Quit winner is a ‘positive light in a crazy dark world’

AFSCME members join IL Members of Congress to call out disastrous impacts of federal budget cuts

AFSCME members joined U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) in a series of press conferences across the state to shine a spotlight on the devastation that Republicans’ new budget law will bring to Illinois, and to thank those Members of Congress for voting No.

AFSCME members join IL Members of Congress to call out disastrous impacts of federal budget cuts

IDNR employees make record year possible

Illinois’ state parks and historic sites welcomed more than 41 million visitors in 2024, marking the highest attendance in nearly 15 years—a milestone that wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work and dedication of union members throughout the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (ID

IDNR employees make record year possible

Carrying the fight to fix Tier 2 forward

Despite a vigorous grassroots lobbying campaign and more than a year of good-faith engagement with lawmakers by the We Are One Illinois coalition of unions, the General Assembly failed to take action on Tier 2 in this legislative session as fears of sweeping cuts to Illinois’ federal funding drew concern from lawmakers.

Carrying the fight to fix Tier 2 forward

Medicaid cuts could hit us all

Deep cuts to Medicaid being pushed by President Donald Trump’s administration and Republicans in Congress could do real damage to public services and to the jobs of AFSCME members in Illinois.

Medicaid cuts could hit us all