Lax discipline policies are found in other government union contracts in Illinois. For example, the AFSCME contract with the state of Illinois allows employees to amass 11 unauthorized absences before dismissal upon the 12th offense. They can miss five consecutive days without calling in before potentially being dismissed.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.