What’s Behind State Workers’ Potential Strike?
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What's at risk as Illinois state workers take a step toward the picket line?
Come the end of this month, some roughly 29,000 state employees– members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31– will have the chance to cast their ballots for a strike authorization vote. That doesn’t automatically mean workers will be hitting the picket lines. But if a majority vote “yes,” it will give their bargaining committee the right to call a strik
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What’s Behind State Workers’ Potential Strike?
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Come the end of this month, some roughly 29,000 state employees– members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31– will have the chance to cast their ballots for a strike authorization vote. That doesn’t automatically mean workers will be hitting the picket lines. But if a majority vote “yes,” it will give their bargaining committee the right to call a strik
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