The Illinois General Assembly has voted to strip state workers of the right to strike, and the unions actively lobbied to make it happen. A bill passed Saturday would apply mediation and arbitration procedures to all state workers in Illinois. The procedures are already used when negotiations fail between governments and police, fire and other […]
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Supreme Court hears pension arguments
The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments last week on whether a controversial law cutting public pension benefits was constitutional. The high court’s decision will play a pivotal role in determining how Illinois deals with its growing unfunded public pension liability, especially as Gov. Bruce Rauner seeks to further cut pensions to close a massive budget […]
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Rauner’s labor attacks continue
More than a few Statehouse types have been wondering aloud for weeks what Gov. Bruce Rauner is up to with his almost daily attacks on organized labor. Just what, they ask, is the end game here? His people say that the governor feels “liberated” since the election to speak his mind about a topic which […]
