Illinois

Illinois, New Jersey high courts hit cuts of public workers pensions

May 14, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

The two cases show that unions can defend their pensions - pensions which often make up for artificially lowered pay.

Illinois union coalition battles Rauner fair share fee ban in state courts

March 24, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

Rauner intends to hurt "the men and women who do the real work of state government."

Graduate workers at UIC rally

March 14, 2013 By Earchiel Johnson

The Graduate Employees Organization at the University of Illinois at Chicago held a rally titled "Don't Make Us Strike" to protest the stalling of their negotiations for a contract by the administration.

University of Illinois forces strike on campus workers

March 12, 2013 By Jean Paul Holmes

Campus workers are on strike at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign after months of contract negotiations with the university's administration yielded little results.

Illinois governor makes state workers the scapegoats

March 12, 2013 By John Bachtell

In what he termed "the most difficult budget" in the state's history, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on March 6, called for deep cuts in a wide range of social programs.