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Pickets rally as AFSCME seeks promised raises in Illinois
AFSCME members statewide protest the stalled 15 percent pay hikes due under a four year contract. Gov Quinn defends withholding funds citing budget gaps while lawmakers debate 2 percent raises and hospital labor costs. Local actions at Pinckneyville and other sites highlight union resolve to honor the deal.
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Afscme
John O. Jones
Mount Vernon
Illinois
Joint Committee On Administrative Rules
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Chicago
Quinn
General Assembly
Dale Righter
R-Mattoon
House
Senate
Righter
GOP
Chester
Harrisburg
Inn
Marion
Murphysboro
Pinckneyville
Greg Foreman
Foreman
Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Randy Hellman
Afscme Local 943
Hellman
Carl McFarlane
McFarlane