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posted by Isabel Miller
Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 7:33 am
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State workers all in a tizzy over delay in wage increases. “bonus/stipend” finally arrived a couple weeks ago, with varying levels of acceptance of the sizeable chunk of taxes and retirement taken from it. Latest report has raise not showing on checks until late Sept, with backpay of July 1 to Sept 1 coming “within the next 2-3 months”…There are other myriad nuances to some departments/offices’ changes in steps and wage level determinations. Curious of there will be any official report/response to the back-channel keyboard warriors that post on FB and other media often the last few weeks.
Comment by CentralILCentrist Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 7:57 am
Still no Teamsters contract.
Comment by Huh? Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 8:14 am
Not a heck of a lot.
Comment by Teve Demotte Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 8:28 am
Added another new Chicago expense to the list:
- municipal grocery store
- teacher salaries/schools
- migrants/immigrants
- affordable housing/homelessness
- transit
- protected bike lanes
- youth services/jobs (aka no more “silliness”)
- shoveling snow
And a budget deficit. My advice to the Mayor? Fix what you’re doing now before you add more.
Comment by Just Me 2 Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 8:30 am
I am told Central Illinois has a big pharmacist shortage, which served as the explanation of why there are no Walgreens pharmacies open in Bloomington-Normal (pop. 190,000 metro area) on weekends.
However on a recent weekend trip to the Loop I discovered almost all of the Walgreens are closed on the weekend there too.
Do we need more pharmacy schools in Illinois?
Or is this just corporate cost-cutting punishing customers now that Walgreens has (with CVS) crushed all the mom and pop competition so don’t need to compete with extra pharmacy hours like they used to.
Comment by hisgirlfriday Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 8:43 am
Crains reporting that the White Sox haven’t paid a nickel in ticket fees to the state agency that owns Sox Park since 2010. The gall of ownership to pocket that sweetheart deal and still claim they need more.
Comment by DS Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 9:35 am
I saw Dick Durbin the other day. I’m sorry to say but Romney is correct and what he said applies to Dick too. It’s time to pass the torch sir.
Comment by Lurker Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 9:37 am
State workers all in a tizzy over delay in wage increases.
As a long term state employee, this is my sixth contract. I have been asked when will we get our wage increases. Short answer, I don’t no. I don’t work in payroll or on payroll systems. However, delays in contractual wage increases are not uncommon. We never get our raises right after the new contract takes effect. I am not concerned. I have been telling my coworkers we will get our raises: we will get our back pay. It’s never really been an issue before as I recall.
Comment by Steve Polite Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 9:40 am
Ugh. “I don’t *no.” *know
Comment by Steve Polite Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 9:51 am
did I hear correctly that the Junior Senator from Ohio is putting a brick on April Perry’s U.S.Attny nomination because of immigration? caught the tail end of a Durbin speech. cause there was not a hearing for her nomination today. read Hillbilly Elegy again and if you have hill people Vance is full of it. his commentary on payday loan stores made my blood boil. don’t buy it, go to the library. that guy deserves nothing.
Comment by Amalia Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 9:54 am
His girl Friday….Corporate cost cutting. Plus Walgreens treats pharmacist employees poorly and noone wants to work for them or CVS. they now staff with 1 pharmacist when you need two to get the work done safely
Comment by windy city Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 10:22 am
@hisgirlfriday - I know multiple grads from a Chicago pharmacy school who had to move out of state in order to find retail pharm opportunities. Seems to be more of an issue with the companies.
Pharmacies in more residential neighborhoods tend to be open weekends though.
Comment by sweet chi Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 10:29 am
Springfield no longer has a 24 hour pharmacy since Walgreen’s on MacArthur reduced hours due to lack of staff. Good luck getting any RX filled without waiting at least 24 hours more like 48 lately.
Comment by Give Me A Break Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 11:08 am
@sweetchi - Did the people you know only look for jobs in Chicago and burbs or Downstate as well?
I have heard about Central Illinois having trouble attracting retail pharmacists from multiple working/retired retail pharmacists but maybe that is just what the companies tell the staff dealing with being overworked.
Comment by hisgirlfriday Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 11:20 am
==due to lack of staff.==
Hmm we’re always told it’s big city residents who don’t want to work.
Comment by Big Dipper Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 11:46 am
Term limits and age limits…needed.
Comment by Dotnonymous x Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 12:40 pm
We lost our 24 hour pharmacy some years ago, and we sleep better now because people don’t page my spouse in the middle of the night asking for immediate prescriptions or refills.
Comment by Dirt Lawyer Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 12:50 pm
Too many bomb threats in northern IL
Comment by CleverDisplayName Thursday, Sep 14, 23 @ 4:11 pm