AFSCME union seeks to charge university with criminal offense for bringing in alleged 'strikebreakers'

AFSCME Council 31, representing 350 Illinois State University employees, sued the university for allegedly hiring temporary workers during an ongoing strike, violating the state’s Employment of Strikebreakers Act. The union claims this practice distorts labor negotiations and seeks legal injunctions to stop the use of replacement workers, as the strike began on April 8 over unresolved contract disputes.