IL AFL-CIO President Tim Drea joined Illinois State University’s unionized buildings, grounds and dining services on the picket line today. Workers have had over 30 bargains sessions and have been fighting for a contract since June. It's time for a #FairContract NOW. #1u
Illinois State students see and feel the work members of AFSCME Local 1110 do every day to keep the campus running. Without their work, dorms aren’t cleaned, food isn’t served and grounds aren’t picked up.
Great day to canvass for Juan Moreno out in Joliet. Juan’s your blue collar working man and a family man you want and need on Joliet’s City Council. #Vote4JuanMoreno#AFSCMESTRONG#UnionStrong
AFSCME members who work for child welfare non-profits like UCAN and Maryville Academy work to protect children and strengthen families every day. This week they lobbied lawmakers in Springfield, urging support for the wage increase proposed for them in the state budget.
AFSCME members are on call for our communities—even in the frigid cold.
Members of AFSCME Local 2823 who work for the City of LaSalle Public Works toughed out -20 windchills today to fix a ruptured water main and get the water flowing again for their city.
TOMORROW: Public employees are standing up for pension fairness!
Call 938-800-0430 to tell your lawmakers to pass legislation to Fix Tier 2. Tell them you’re a public employee, and the Fair Retirement and Recruitment Act is necessary to ensure we can retire with dignity.
Direct support professionals (DSPs) continued their fight for fair wages, lobbying lawmakers to win yet another wage increase in 2024.
And we're not done yet. Caring for people with disabilities is hard work—DSPs will continue the fight to be paid fairly in 2025.
Today is Election Day! Let’s vote together—for our freedoms, for our future.
Polls close tonight at 7 p.m. Visit https://t.co/nJwHXqbLEo to find your polling place and get the full list of AFSCME-recommended candidates.
“Mayor Johnson faced extremely difficult choices in shaping this budget. He has chosen the best path forward to keep Chicago working for the good of all.”
On National Custodial Workers Day, we acknowledge all of the hard work that AFSCME building service workers at schools and universities put into making sure students have clean, safe and comfortable places to learn.
Direct Support Professionals work hard every day. During this National DSP week, AFSCME Local 2871 busted out the grill and invited its members to take a much-deserved break!
This week is National Direct Support Professional Week! This is a week to recognize all of the DSPs who put their heart and soul into their work of caring for people with disabilities.