IL Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and Treasurer Michael Frerichs are speaking out in support of members of AFSCME Local 1110.
The statewide leaders are calling on ISU to end the strike by coming back to the bargaining table and agreeing to a fair contract.
Tarhule has the power to end the strike today. Instead, he’s decided he’s willing to let the whole campus pay the price for his stubbornness.
On Day 9 of their strike, ISU workers, along with students, faculty and staff, rallied outside President Tarhule’s office to send him a message: You can’t hide from us forever. Order your team back to the bargaining table and agree to a fair contract.
It’s Day 8 of the ISU strike—and members of AFSCME Local 1110 aren’t backing down.
The students are with them. The faculty are with them. Elected officials are with them. AFSCME members across Illinois are with them.
They’re in this fight for respect. They won’t back down until they get it.
The editorial board of The Vidette, ISU’s student newspaper, is calling out university administration for its failure to treat campus workers with respect. They’re urging President Tarhule to immediately end the strike by agreeing to a fair contract.
President Tarhule's administration could fix this today by agreeing to pay Alexandra a living wage.
ISU building service worker Alexandra Salto is on strike for her daughters, Yaslin and Yoana.
The low pay ISU currently offers means she has to work long hours just to keep food on their table and a roof over their heads.
ISU strike, Day 3: University hiring strikebreakers from private, for-profit companies
The support from ISU students, faculty, staff and the Bloomington-Normal community at large has been overwhelming. But President Tarhule’s administration is still stubbornly refusing to end the strike by agreeing to pay workers a fair wage.
It’s day 3 of the strike at ISU and members of AFSMCE Local 1110 are united and determined to HOLD THE LINE!
Their support on the picket line sends a clear message to university administration: ISU’s frontline workers deserve better—they deserve a fair contract.
Throughout the first day of the strike, students have been standing proudly with the workers: tabling outside the student center, handing out snacks to strikers, and showing support in other ways.
Illinois State students see and feel the work members of AFSCME Local 1110 do every day to keep the campus running. Without their work, dorms aren’t cleaned, food isn’t served and grounds aren’t picked up.
AFSCME Local 1110 is ON STRIKE!
At 6 a.m., more than 300 building service, dining service, grounds workers at Illinois State University walked off the job. They’re striking for dignity, respect and a wage they can actually live on—and they’re prepared to stand strong for as long as it takes.
Illinois should take care of its caregivers. The General Assembly must pass HB 4449 / SB 2894 to ensure DSPs earn a fair wage.
Caring for people with disabilities isn’t just a job—it’s a calling. Direct support professionals (DSPs) answer that call with care and compassion. But chronically low wages mean they struggle to provide for their families.
ISU workers are the backbone of the university, but the administration is only offering poverty wages. Local 1110 members are fighting for basic dignity—and they are united and determined to get it.
BREAKING: Members of AFSCME Local 1110 who work for Illinois State University have voted by a 97% MARGIN to authorize a STRIKE!
Local 1110 delivered a 10-day notice of their intent to strike to ISU President Tarhule yesterday, meaning they could walk off anytime on or after April 8.
In an open letter released today, ALA employees announced the formation of a union with @afscme31.bsky.social. If certified, the union will represent more than 100 ALA workers. afscme31.org/news/american-library-as...
BIG NEWS! Employees of the American Library Association (ALA) are forming their union with @afscme31.bsky.social. Welcome to our union family!
AFSCME Council 31 executive director Roberta Lynch responds to Gov. Pritzker's state budget address.
That’s who Jesse Jackson was. When greed and cruelty reared their heads, Jesse stood with the workers. Where hatred and division appeared, Jesse stood for peace and equality. His legacy will be one of an unwavering commitment to justice. It’s up to all of us to carry that commitment on.
Then Jesse Jackson came to town. Jackson stood alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in support of the 1968 AFSCME sanitation strike in Memphis. Now, the civil rights leader and peacemaker was coming to Metro East to stand with AFSCME members in their struggle for dignity and respect.
In July of 1999, AFSCME members at Beverly Farm in Metro East walked out on strike. They had been fighting for a first contract for five long years because an anti-union boss was refusing to agree to a 65-cent wage increase.
We're remember civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who sadly passed away this morning.
Employees of the Cook County Board of Review have been at the table for 14 months trying to win a first contract.
As their bargaining committee headed out to negotiations Tuesday, members joined them—showing management the membership has their backs every step of the way.
Today we celebrate the birthday of a great Illinoisan: President Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln knew that when the people are united with a common purpose, we can build a freer, fairer future.
After months of unresolved staffing shortages and safety concerns, members of AFSCME Local 401 at Murray Developmental Center took to the picket line last weekend to tell facility management to put safety and care first!
