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:
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