SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The largest state employee union in Illinois says no amount of concessions by workers can solve the budget problem and lawmakers should raise the income tax.
Henry Bayer of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees told reporters Tuesday that asking workers to take unpaid days off or making other concessions would do very little to close a $9 billion deficit.
AFSCME met with Gov. Pat Quinn's administration Tuesday to discuss concessions.
Bayer says the union told the administration it is working to convince legislators to back Quinn's income tax increase.
Lawmakers left town in May without raising revenue to cover the gap and adopted a budget without enough money to run state government for a full year.
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