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From Prairie State Wire
Before Janus v. AFSCME, there was Harris v. Quinn fighting for 1st Amendment rights
Pamela Harris said June 27 was a day to celebrate economic liberty and the restoration of the First Amendment rights to millions of workers and their families.
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Batinick: AFSCME members authorizing a strike is 'disappointing'
When the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) scheduled a strike vote earlier this year, many viewed the move as another tactic orchestrated by the union to prevent Gov. Bruce Rauner from imposing his last, best offer.
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Judge denies attorney general's motion to dissolve worker pay injunction
St. Clair County Circuit Court Judge Robert LeChien has denied a motion from Attorney General Lisa Madigan to dissolve an injunction that has sustained the state payroll for 20 months.
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Analyst: Rauner should call out AFSCME for insincerity in contract talks
The state's largest government-employee union is using delay-and-obstruct tactics in contract talks with state officials, and a recent restraining order issued by a friendly judge plays right into the union's hands, the marketing manager of a conservative think tank said on a recent radio talk show.
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Some AFSCME members disapprove of union's negotiating tactics
Not all Illinois public employees who are members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) are gung-ho and in lockstep with the government-worker union's negotiating tactics.
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Think tank: AFSCME an '800-pound gorilla' that bullies state, taxpayers
Terming the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) an “800-pound gorilla at the negotiating table,” the Illinois Policy Institute recently examined the relationship between the union and Illinois workers, suggesting that the balance of power tends to tilt toward the union.
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Illinois labor board ruling soon may allow state to force terms on AFSCME
In a victory for Gov. Bruce Rauner and his administration, the Illinois Labor Relations Board ruled in a 5-0 vote on Nov. 15 that the state and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) have reached an impasse in their contract negotiations.
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Rauner bypasses union leadership, wants AFSCME members to force vote on contract proposals
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration has reached out directly to members of the state’s largest union to try to persuade them to lobby for an up-and-down vote on proposals for a new contract. “You are seeing the first big test of Bruce Rauner, of his campaign agenda to reduce the power of public employee unions,” Matt Dietrich, executive editor of Reboot Illinois, told the Metro East Sun.