SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: State deal with AFSCME gives 18% raises over three years, freezes health insurance costs, GOP calls deal "generous" and could "wipe out" surplus...The Bost/Bailey Trump primary

July 14, 2023

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UNION OUTLINES DETAILS OF CONTRACT AGREEMENT

Since the Governor’s office and AFSCME Council 31 agreed on a new contract in the early morning hours of July 1, neither side has discussed the details of the contract publicly. But in a memo to union members from Council 31 Executive Director Roberta Lynch, and obtained by The Illinoize, we’ve learned employees are due to receive 18% in raises over the next three years and a freeze in health care premiums for a year.