Champaign Co. employees will strike Wednesday if no agreement reached
In May, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) workers voted to authorize a strike if necessary — after their previous agreement expired at the end of last year. Then on June 30, county workers represented by AFSCME sent a five-day notice of the union's intent to strike to county management.
The county workers said they're fighting for fair wages and to keep health insurance costs low.
Champaign Co. workers rallying for better contracts
'For too many of us, county wages aren't living wages. They start at less than $16 an hour, and a third of all county workers make less than $20 an hour,' Cecelia Phillips, a Deputy Clerk in the Circuit Clerk's office and president of AFSCME Local 900, said in a news release. 'Yet management has barely moved at the bargaining table, and they won't offer us any guarantee that our health insurance costs won't spike by as much as 150%. That's unacceptable.'
Bargaining began at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Union representatives said they plan to to stay at the table 'as long as it takes' to reach an agreement.
'When we took our strike vote in May, we said clearly that while nobody wants to strike, we're willing to do what's necessary to ensure fair pay and affordable health care,' Phillips said. 'The time for talk is over; now it's time for action.'
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AFSCME members include Courthouse, Brookens Administrative Center, the Highway Department, Animal Control, the Coroner's office, and County Jail workers.
WCIA reached out to Steve Summers, the county executive, for a statement regarding county workers planning to strike if a new contract is not settled.
'County Administration and AFSCME are meeting with a mediator today. The County is committed to continuing negotiations until we reach a fair and equitable agreement,' Summers said in a statement sent to WCIA.
WCIA will continue to provide more information once it becomes available.
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