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A state labor board has denied a request by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration to bypass an administrative judge and expedite ruling on whether…
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Unionized state employees worried about stalled contract talks could learn Wedneday whether there's hope for a work-around. Last week, thousands of...
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Governor Bruce Rauner Monday vetoed House Bill 580.The measure provides the option of a neutral, independent arbitrator to help settle union contracts for…
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AFSCME wants a southern Illinois lawmaker to pledge she'll vote to override an expected veto of a bill which would let an arbitrator settle the stalled…
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The Illinois House has approved a controversial labor-backed measure.The vote was 67 to 45.It would let an arbitrator settle the stalled contract talks…
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The rift between Governor Bruce Rauner and the state's public employee union has escalated. Rauner Friday announced he's asking the state labor board to…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner says his team is trying to assess its options after an apparent breakdown in talks with AFSCME last week. The union is bargaining on...
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Some 36,000 state employees are members of AFSCME, Illinois' largest public employee union. Friday afternoon, the union announced that Gov. Bruce Rauner...
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More than 30-thousand state employees are members of AFSCME, Illinois' largest public employee union. Today, the union says Governor Bruce Rauner has...
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The state's largest public employee union remains at odds with Governor Rauner's administration on a new contract.