SPRINGFIELD – While Illinois' public sector unions demand more from the state's taxpayers, the Illinois Policy Institute makes the following points in a piece written by Ted Dabrowski:
AFSCME’s demands ignore four significant facts about Illinois state-worker compensation:
- Illinois state workers are the highest-paid state workers in the country
- AFSCME workers receive Cadillac health care benefits
- Most state workers receive free retiree health insurance
- Career state retirees on average receive $1.6 million in pension benefits
It’s not fair that Illinois residents, struggling with stagnant incomes in one of the nation’s weakest economies, continue to subsidize AFSCME benefits to such an extent.
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