STATE EMPLOYEES TO PICKET FOR FAIR CONTRACT AT 40 SITES STATEWIDE
Thousands of state workers to demonstrate, raise awareness of public services
Aiming to raise public awareness of the essential services they provide and calling on the governor to settle a fair contract with their union, thousands of state employees will take to informational picket lines at 40 sites across Illinois tomorrow (Thursday, May 29).
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31 represents more than 35,000 frontline state workers. The union has been in contract negotiations with the state for six months.
“Every Illinois resident relies on the public services AFSCME members provide,” union executive director Henry Bayer said. “Whether in our state parks or human services, prisons or child protection or elsewhere, AFSCME state employees make Illinois happen.”
Bayer continued: “State workers aren’t asking for a lot–decent wages, affordable health care and a secure retirement. And they’ll do whatever it takes, bargain as long it takes, picket as much as it takes, to achieve a fair contract.”
FULL LIST OF PICKET SITES AND TIMES:
ALTON
Alton Mental Health Ctr, 4500 College Ave. * 12:15pm
ANNA
Choate Center, 1000 N. Main - 12:15pm
AURORA
IDES Office, 260 E. Indian Trail Rd. - 12:15pm
BLOOMINGTON
DHS Office, 207 S. Prospect - 12:15pm
CENTRALIA
Murray Center, 1535 W. McCord St. - 3:15pm
CHAMPAIGN
Regional Office Bldg., 2125 S. 1st St. - 12:30pm
IDES Office, 1307 N. Mattis - 5:30pm
CHESTER
Menard CC MSU, Route 3 - 3:15pm
CHICAGO
Humboldt Park: DHS office - 12:15pm
Loop: Thompson Center, 12:15pm
Northwest: Read MHC, 4200 N Oak Park Ave-12:30pm
South Loop: DCFS office, 1911 S Indiana - 12:15pm
South Side: DCFS office, 63rd and Emerald - 12:15pm
West Side: 2020 W Roosevelt - 12:15pm
CHICAGO SUBURBS
Elgin MHC, 720 S. State St. - 12:30pm
Maywood: DCFS, 1701 S. 1st Ave. - 12:15pm
Park Forest: Ludeman DC, 114 N. Orchard - 1:30pm
Skokie: McCormick & Oakton - 12:30pm
St. Charles IYC, 4450 Lincoln Hwy. * 1:00pm
Waukegan: Kiley DC, 2424 Washington St. - 12:00pm
DANVILLE
Vermilion Cty Courthouse, 7 N. Vermilion St.-12:30pm
DECATUR
IDES Office, 757 W. Pershing - 5:00pm
DIXON
The Arch - 2:30pm
DWIGHT
Fox DC, 134 W. Main St. * 4:00pm
GALESBURG
DHS/DCFS Office, 427 E. Main St - 4:00pm
HILLSBORO
Graham CC, Hwy. 185 - 3:15pm
JACKSONVILLE
Main and Morton next to JDC - 5:00pm
JOLIET
State office bldg, Chicago and Weber - 12:30pm
IYC Joliet, 2848 W. McDonough * 3:30pm
KANKAKEE
Shapiro DC, 100 E. Jeffrey * 12:30pm
LASALLE
Veterans home, 1015 O’Connor Ave. - 3:00pm
LINCOLN
Corner of 5th Street and Old Rt 66 - 3:30pm
MARION
DHS Office, 1107 E. DeYoung (Rte. 13) - 12:15pm
MOLINE
IDES Office, 4703 16th St. - 4:45pm
PEORIA
Regional Office Bldg, 5415 N. University - 4:30pm
QUINCY
Veterans home, 12th & Locust St. - 3:30pm
ROBINSON
Robinson CC, 13423 E. 1150th Ave. - 2:00pm
ROCKFORD
State offices, Elm and Wyman Sts. - 12:30pm
SPRINGFIELD
Bloom Bldg, 100 S. Grand Ave. E - 12:00pm
Ice Bldg, 101 W. Jefferson - 12:00pm