American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Council 31
Recent News About American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Council 31
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OPINION: What the Supreme Court's ruling in Janus v. AFSCME could mean
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule in Janus v. AFSCME, the most important government labor-relations case in nearly a half-century. At issue is whether public employee unions in 22 states, including Pennsylvania, can charge “agency fees” without violating the First Amendment rights of workers who don’t want to be union members.
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Illinois powerful public school lobby kills measure to rein in borrowing
Illinois' powerful public school lobbying groups mobilized to beat back a measure that would have reined in massive school district borrowing, often concealed from taxpayers.
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Illinois AFSCME case could be most important workers' rights case of a generation
As the U.S. Supreme Court ponders Springfield resident Mark Janus' lawsuit against the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), attorneys and staff of the Liberty Justice Center are calling the case one of the most important for workers' rights in a generation.
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Supreme Court hears arguments in union dues case
Springfield resident and Illinois state employee Mark Janus' fight with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) over requiring non-union members to pay union fees has the workers' rights issue before the Supreme Court once again.
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From Madison Record
Judge who overturned Rauner 'fair share' executive order had worked as Madigan staffer in earlier days
Critics of policy decisions that prop up labor organizations at the expense of taxpayers have said it’s no mistake that some of the state's most consequential and political legal battles - contract negotiations, worker pay and union dues - have been filed in “union friendly” St. Clair County.
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From Madison Record
Kolker sides with state labor in vacating Rauner's nullification of 'fair share'
St. Clair County Associate Judge Chris Kolker has ruled that Gov. Bruce Rauner's executive order prohibiting the collection of union dues from non-union state workers violates collective bargaining agreements.