Edgar Diaz

Staff Representative for AFSCME Council 31- Local 654, Local 919, Local 964, Local 2014, Local 2871, Local 2912 & Local 2946. Views are mine.

[Illinois AFL-CIO @ILAFLCIO]

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

[AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31]

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.

[AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31]

Happy Father's Day to all the hardworking dads who show up every day to build a better future for their children and communities.

[AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31]

At work they’re called heroes. At home they’re just called Mom.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the AFSCME moms out there.

[Edgar Diaz @Chief2912]

I just wrote a letter to stop union-busting at Chicago History Museum. Write one here: https://t.co/SRcAepZ7Hi

[Edgar Diaz @Chief2912]

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 Council 31 @afscme31]

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.

[Edgar Diaz @Chief2912]

I just signed a petition: DSPs DESERVE A FAIR WAGE!. Sign here: https://t.co/8DO3ijrvlZ

[AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31]

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.

[AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31]

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.

[Edgar Diaz @Chief2912]

Best part of #NewYears2025 in a #Mexican household is the recalentardo. #pozole

[AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31]

Our fight for safe workplaces, fair wages and respect on the job marches forward into 2025.

Happy New Year!

[Edgar Diaz @Chief2912]

I have waited #364 days for this. #pozole and #ponche with #Tequila. If you know you know. #HappyNewYear

[Edgar Diaz @Chief2912]

#ICYMI #WeMakePeoplesLivesBetter
#AFSCME strong #UnionStrong.

[AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31]

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.

[AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31]

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.

[Edgar Diaz @Chief2912]

#ICYMI

[AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31]

“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.”

[AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31]

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.

[AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31]

NEWS: Today workers at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago announced strong majority support for their union and that they have filed with the NLRB!

[AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31]

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!

[AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31]

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.