/tags/afscme AFSCME en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:41:31 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-09-05/veterans-home-workers-say-hiring-practices-cause-understaffing-at-quincy-facility Members of the union representing veterans nursing assistants at the Quincy home want facilities to have the power to hire people themselves. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:41:31 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-09-05/veterans-home-workers-say-hiring-practices-cause-understaffing-at-quincy-facility Sarah Fentem /education/2024-01-04/illinois-university-unions-look-to-state-for-help At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, negotiations are ongoing between campus leadership and the labor union that represents the university's clerical workers. A recent report found Illinois' public university employees were paid 21% less than state agency workers in similar jobs. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-01-04/illinois-university-unions-look-to-state-for-help Andrew Adams /economy-business/2013-03-20/members-of-illinois-largest-public-employees-union-approve-new-contract By a margin of 96-to-4, members of Illinois' largest public employees' union voted to ratify a new contract with the state.AFSCME and Governor Pat Quinn's… Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:05:43 GMT /economy-business/2013-03-20/members-of-illinois-largest-public-employees-union-approve-new-contract /government-politics-issues/2013-03-11/new-hires-to-earn-less-under-ill-deal-with-union If Governor Pat Quinn's agreement with AFSCME, Illinois' largest public employee union, goes through, new employees will be treated differently than those… Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:48:22 GMT /government-politics-issues/2013-03-11/new-hires-to-earn-less-under-ill-deal-with-union /politics-issues/2013-02-28/heres-the-latest-on-that-possible-illinois-state-workers-union-strike Reporting by Illinois Public Radio's Brian Mackey used in this report.It looks like an impending strike of workers in Illinois' largest… Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:04:01 GMT /politics-issues/2013-02-28/heres-the-latest-on-that-possible-illinois-state-workers-union-strike /2013-02-12/illinois-state-workers-to-strike-union-memo-tells-members-to-prepare A union that represents Illinois state workers has issued a memo to members telling them how to prepare in case of a possible strike.The American… Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:19:23 GMT /2013-02-12/illinois-state-workers-to-strike-union-memo-tells-members-to-prepare /government-politics-issues/2012-11-20/quinn-voids-union-contract Amanda Vinicky contributed reporting from Springfield, Ill. In what's being called an "unprecedented" step, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has terminated the… Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:29:36 GMT /government-politics-issues/2012-11-20/quinn-voids-union-contract /2012-07-03/morning-headlines-tuesday-july-3-2012 Nixon seeks permission to ease land restrictions during droughtMissouri Gov. Jay Nixon has asked the federal government to allow farmers to graze cattle… Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:23:05 GMT /2012-07-03/morning-headlines-tuesday-july-3-2012 Rachel Lippmann /2012-06-28/morning-headlines-thursday-june-28-2012 Nixon defends, clarifies comments on health insurance mandateElana Gordon contributed reporting from Kansas City, Mo.With a decision on the federal health… Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:08:41 GMT /2012-06-28/morning-headlines-thursday-june-28-2012 /2012-05-18/morning-headlines-friday-may-18-2012 Federal court sides with Quinn in pay disputeA federal appeals court has sided with Illinois governor Pat Quinn over canceled pay raises due to thousands… Fri, 18 May 2012 12:58:49 GMT /2012-05-18/morning-headlines-friday-may-18-2012 Rachel Lippmann