URBANA, Ill. (WAND) — Champaign County members of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) plan to rally outside the county courthouse at noon Tuesday.
According to the union, the members have been without a contract for over 120 days.
“We do the work that makes county government happen, and in return we just want a fair wage that allows us to pay our bills,” said Cecilia Phillips, AFSCME Local 900 President and a Deputy Clerk in the Circuit Clerk’s office. “We make public service our priority, and we need management to make us a priority, too. They can show us that with fair wage increases and affordable health insurance.”
The workers are calling on management to offer better wages and more affordable health insurance in contract negotiations that resume Tuesday afternoon.
AFSCME members work in every Champaign County department, including in the Courthouse, Brookens Administrative Center, the Highway Department, Animal Control, the Coroner’s office, and the County Jail.
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