Coroner workers unionize (AFSCME)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/474605,5_1_WA19_CORONERSUNION_S1.article

Coroner workers unionize

July 19, 2007
By JIM NEWTON [e-mail]

Employees of the Lake County Coroner's Office have unionized and will soon bargain for their first union contract.

A total of 11 employees of the office, including deputy coroners, toxicology analysts, lab assistants and secretaries have been certified as members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

"More and more Lake County employees are contacting AFSCME for representation. They realize that their job security depends on the next election," said AFSCME representative Matthew LaPierre. "They are realizing that the county may not be offering them the best in terms of wages, hours and working conditions."

The Illinois Labor Relations Board recently certified AFSCME as the exclusive bargaining representatives for all coroner's office employees.

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