unions

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner's office has reached four-year labor agreements with 11 unions and has criticized one of the larger state-employee unions for not doing the same. A spokeswoman for the Republican says the unions that agreed to deals announced Wednesday represent more than 500 workers...

We've talked a couple of times about how hard it can be to fire bad employees in the public sector. In fact, the Chicago Tribune had an unbelievable chart a few years ago on How Bad Teachers Survive. In short, after hearings and appeals and more hearing and more appeals it can take up to five years to get rid of even the most "deserving" teachers in the Chicago Public School system... Re

Governor Bruce Rauner has signed an executive order eliminating "fair share" dues for state employees who don't wish to fund government union activities and positions for which they disagree. According to a press release, the order comes after an extensive legal review of the U...

John Tillman, the CEO of Illinois Policy, joined "Riley & Scot" to explain how state police ordered representatives from Illinois Policy to leave a public building in Rockford because they were handing out cards that explain how people can rescind their membership in the SEIU union. ...

Rachel Otwell -- Illinois Radio Network The state pension overhaul, meant to fix a $100 billion unfunded liability, won’t go into effect this summer as planned. Many state employees and retirees claim the changes are unconstitutional...