Springfield, IL -- Governor Quinn took a jab at Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels' position on the Right to Work bill in his State of the State speech Wednesday. But AFSCME Council 31 Executive Director Henry Bayer says Quinn's actions are speaking much louder than his words. "It is hypocritical of the Governor to criticize the governors of Indiana and Wisconsin for the actions they have taken, and then to turn around and not honor a collective bargaining agreement", said Bayer.
Quinn advocates for the right to bargain but he has frozen pay increases for more than 30-thousand union state workers. About 200 union members gathered outside Quinn's Springfield office today asking the governor to change his mind.
They say if the state can afford to add 300-million dollars worth of new programs, they can afford to pay out the negotiated 75-million dollars in pay raises. - http://goo.gl/0iXOu
