Option 1 PSA Organizing Update

One Step Closer to Winning
AFSCME Representation


We have some exciting news to report. At long last, the Illinois Labor Relations Board has set the date for your mail ballot union election. The Labor Board is proposing that ballots be mailed on May 16th and returned by June 6th. This election will bring PSA Option 1 employees one step closer to winning AFSCME representation.

AFSCME Council 31 is proud of our strong record of achievement for state employees. We have a proven ability to deliver. AFSCME's contract for state employees will provide you with guaranteed rights and protections you deserve, including:

· cost of living increases
· step increases
· longevity pay
· overtime pay
· stand-by pay
· promotional and vacancy rights
· grievance and ARB rights
· protection from layoffs
· plus so much more.


Other organizations (SEIU/ISEA/Laborers) have promised that they will negotiate a better contract than AFSCME's which covers 40,000 state employees. But when the PSAs in Options 3 and 4 were first certified as members of AFSCME, all the benefits in the existing contract -- overtime pay, seniority rights, etc. -- immediately went into effect. Those rights did NOT have to be negotiated. And, when their hard-fought raises were determined, those pay raises were retroactive to the date of certification because the language in AFSCME's contract guarantees it. No one else has a contract with these guarantees. Promises are easy to make -- the facts speak for themselves.


AFSCME -- a strong contract for state employees and a record of successful gains for PSAs that you can count on!


For more information, call AFSCME at 1-800-697-4646, ext. 5383 or 5338.


Warning: If you don't have a record to stand on, all you can do is sling mud. Other groups (SEIU/ISEA/Laborers) have begun that tactic and we can expect it to continue and even get worse through the election.