Quinn Ends State's Contract With AFSCME

" Gov. Pat Quinn has ended the state's contract with its largest employee union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

The contract was set to expire in June but has been extended several times. Quinn's office said he informed union leadership Tuesday that there would be no further extentions, arguing that during 11 months of negotiations, the union has been unwilling to compromise.

From Abdon Pallasch, the governor's assistant budget director:

After decades of mismanagement, he state is behind on $8 billion dollars of payments to vendors including social service agencies "

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