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An image of several Northern Illinois University support staff

Nov. 29, 2023

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Progress towards fair pay at NIU

Six weeks after Northern Illinois University support staff went public with their frustration over low pay at work and long delays at the bargaining table, they’ve won a new union contract that makes significant strides toward improving wages.

Progress towards fair pay at NIU

Sep. 25, 2023

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Sep. 25, 2023

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Push is on to improve Tier 2 pensions

AFSCME members and Council 31 legislative and policy staff made their voices heard before the state House Personnel and Pensions Committee at a hearing on improvements to Tier 2 pensions.

Push is on to improve Tier 2 pensions

May. 30, 2023

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May. 30, 2023

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SIUE workers find solidarity in contract fight

The administrative staff of AFSCME Local 2887 and the building service workers of Local 2232 are spreading solidarity across campus, standing arm in arm to support each other’s fights for better working conditions.

SIUE workers find solidarity in contract fight

Dec. 13, 2022

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Dec. 13, 2022

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SAIC adjunct professors, lecturers vote to join AFSCME

More than 600 non-tenure-track faculty of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) have voted overwhelmingly to form their union with AFSCME. 92% of ballots cast were in favor of the union.

SAIC adjunct professors, lecturers vote to join AFSCME

May. 03, 2022

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May. 03, 2022

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Watch out for misleading anti-union mail

Some Illinois AFSCME members have received communications from the so-called “Freedom Foundation,” or “Opt Out Today," a group that seeks to stop workers from collectively fighting to protect pensions, raise wages, or improve protections and benefits.

Watch out for misleading anti-union mail