AFSCME puts $100K into campaign guaranteeing $2,100 property tax hike – Illinois Policy

During contract negotiations with then-Gov. Bruce Rauner, AFSCME demanded the state raise taxes in order to meet the union’s costly demands. Negotiations reached an impasse and AFSCME refused to agree on a contract during Rauner’s term. Shortly after Gov. J.B. Pritzker took office, he signed a deal with AFSCME costing taxpayers $3.6 billion more than it needed to.