Tag: Gov. J.B. Pritzker
AFSCME Council 31 ratifies new contract with Illinois
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – AFSCME Council 31, Illinois’ largest public Labor union has ratified a new contract with the state, the first...
Illinois voters will decide on income tax change
Under Fair Tax amendment, wealthiest would pay a greater share
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Illinois voters will decide next year if the state will...
AFSCME Council 31 reaches tentative contract with Pritzker
BY CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – AFSCME Council 31, the largest union of Illinois state employees, reached a tentative agreement for a new contract...
Pritzker’s Labor-endorsed fair tax plan moves toward a vote
Other Labor bills advance to the governor
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed constitutional amendment to move Illinois from its current,...
Illinois AFL-CIO, AFSCME endorse Pritzker’s Fair Tax plan
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Would boost taxes on rich, cut middle-class taxes
Springfield, IL – The Illinois AFL-CIO and AFSCME have endorsed Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s...
Labor-supporting bills surge forward in Illinois Legislature
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – The Labor Renaissance of 2019 continues at the Illinois State Capital with the new Labor-supporting governor joining with...
In support of workers’ rights, Illinois kicks local ‘RTW’ to the...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Legislation to prohibit local governments from restricting collective bargaining by creating local so-called “right-to-work” zones is now law in...
Worker-friendly laws finally have a chance in Illinois
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Labor-allied Democratic legislators with strong voting majorities in the Illinois House and Senate are turning back the clock on...
Pritzker appoints Labor leaders to Illinois Toll Authority
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, Ill. – Continuing to clean up the mess left by his predecessor, Governor J.B. Pritzker has appointed a new board of...
Pritzker signs $15 minimum wage into law
Youth and tipped worker wages going up, too
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Workers throughout Illinois cheered recently when Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the...