ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Workers at Mosaic, a Rockford non-profit organization, have gone on strike demanding better pay and benefits.
Mosaic supports individuals with disabilities and medical issues, providing services ranging from housing to health care. A new state law that took effect in January granted employees a 25-cent raise, but Mosaic workers claim they did not receive this increase for months and only did so after contacting state lawmakers.
“Our biggest win would be the fair contract, the wage increase,” said Latoya Johnson, vice president of AFSCME Local 2515…