SPRINGFIELD – Collective bargaining is the issue thousands of AFSCME workers will be pressing with House and Senate members today – pushing for them to support an override of the Governor's veto to stymie forced arbitration and put Illinois taxpayers into an approximate $3 billion tighter bind to pay for the four percent pay hike AFSCME workers are demanding.
Senator Melissa Bush tweeted a photo of the streets crowded with AFSCME workers in front of the Capitol Wednesday:
Another angle:
So, all of these “workers” were absent from work today?
And, they want a four percent wage raise at MY expense???
Conspiring with Mike Madigan against the taxpayers.
Wonder if the union paid them to be there
Workers are allowed to have days off. You’re aware of this, right?
No… that was IPI that attempted to pay people to be there, But IPI still only got 50 people – MAYBE – to show up for their “rally.”
Time to replace/retire Melinda Bush, Madigan’s stooge.
I’m aware of it, but when I was a wage-slave it was only with a damned good reason, or for the annual vacation.
When I went into business for myself, a day off was a rare luxury I could ill afford.
I guess I should have been a government employee.