Union files lawsuit to stop cuts to mental health, disability care and jobs at Choate

Choate workers’ union files lawsuit to block state from gutting mental health facility – Capitol News IL

The labor union representing hundreds of employees at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center has filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s planned downsizing of the facility, arguing Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration failed to follow state laws governing reductions in healthcare services, the closure of state facilities and the preservation of psychiatric beds.

Super Shredder in Calvert City; Union files lawsuit to stop cuts to healthcare, jobs at Choate

WPSD will host a Super Shredder event in Calvert City Thursday. And the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has filed a lawsuit representing employees at Choate Mental Health and Development Center.

Union files lawsuit to stop cuts to mental health, disability care and jobs at Choate

ANNA— The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has filed a lawsuit against The State of Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Human Services and IDHS secretary Dulce Quintero. The suit represents the employees at the…

Capitol Fa - Your Illinois News Radar » AFSCME sues to block Choate cuts and layoffsCapitolFax.com

* Capitol News Illinois last month… The Illinois Department of Human Services announced Thursday that the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna will lay off staff and undergo several operational changes in the coming months, including the elimination of the state-run facility’s entire general residential program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. According [...]

AFSCME files suit to stop cuts to mental health, disability care and jobs at Choate center in Anna | Illinois State Bar Association

AFSCME files suit to stop cuts to mental health, disability care and jobs at Choate center in AnnaThe union representing most employees at the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the state’s plan to sharply scale back operations at the facility in Anna. Source: WSIU