The following statement was issued tonight by the Federal Mediation and Concillation Service: As of this date, the parties now have been engaged in intensive negotiations for three weeks under the auspices of myself and Director of Mediation Services John Pinto. As previously reported, progress continues to be made, but, again, a number of core issues remain to be resolved. Pursuant to the mediators' recommendation, the parties have agreed to continue their negotiations until concluded.
The Illinois Lottery's private manager fell nearly $100 million short of the profits it promised to deliver the state in its first year of operation, according to a published report Tuesday.
Starting last week, as our bargaining teams continued to negotiate with the company around the clock at the offices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Verizon workers and our supporters across the country mobilized like never before to demand that the company come to the negotiating table to bargain fair contracts and good union jobs.
