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Illinois Governor Quinn announces he will not honor union contracts – workers protest

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Informational picket of close to 200 workers at Zeke Georgi State Office Bldg

Rockford, IL – Laverne Huggins, Mary Sargent and L’seandra Anderson of AFSCME Local 473 lead an informational picket of close to 200 workers at the Zeke Georgi State Office Building in Rockford, Illinois. Workers are protesting Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s announcement that he would not honor the collective bargaining agreement negotiated with state workers.

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