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| Counselors to return to work, firm exits |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 08/30/2006 |
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SPRINGFIELD, IL - Striking drug-abuse counselors at a LaSalle County prison agreed Tuesday to return to work after the private company that employs them decided to sever its ties with the state. State officials will replace Gateway Foundation, which provides substance-abuse treatment programs at Sheridan Correctional Center, with a new company by the time Gateway's contract expires Dec. 31. About 40 of 53 counselors at Sheridan, which is devoted to treating drug-abusing offenders, walked off the job June 6 after failing to reach a contract agreement with Gateway. The not-for-profit Chicago operation continued to offer programs at Sheridan with management employees. "The employees will return to work for Gateway at a date to be determined until a new vendor is in place, and will suffer no repercussions for their participation or non-participation in the strike," read a joint statement released by American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees executive director Henry Bayer and Gateway chief executive officer Michael Darcy...Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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