Tag: Illinois legislature
Local ‘RTW’ ban dies after Illinois House fails to override Rauner’s...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – The Illinois House of Representatives once again came a vote short of overriding the veto of a bill...
Illinois ‘right-to-work’ ban falls one vote short but may rise again
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – The Illinois Legislature overrode several vetoes by Governor Bruce Rauner recently, but vital legislation to outlaw local government...
A ‘serious storm’ is coming in next year’s elections, Democratic Leader...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
East Alton, IL – Democrats and their Labor allies can expect a tidal wave of right wing, anti-Labor money to come into...
Rauner vetoes bill to protect union nursing jobs
Other worker-friendly legislation still in question
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – One of the pro-Labor bills the Illinois Legislature was able to pass in its...
Illinois Legislature passes innovative workers’ compensation plan
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – The Illinois Legislature passed a bill that could be an innovative solution to the state’s workers’ compensation problems...
Illinois Senate OKs pension bill opposed by AFL-CIO
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – While passing a flood of budget-related legislation to force the House and the governor to take positions on a...
Illinois Senate finally passes budget bills, but ‘Grand Bargain’ is history
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Illinois legislators have lurched toward pressuring Governor Bruce Rauner to agree to a budget, losing all semblance of a...
Metro-East legislators push for property tax breaks
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Illinois homeowners could get substantial breaks on their property taxes if a bill being promoted by a bipartisan group...
$15 minimum wage passes Illinois House Labor Committee
Illinois State Representative Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) led the charge for a $15 minimum wage in Illinois on April 5. HB 198 passed 17-6 in...
Illinois RTW, anti-worker bills blocked
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – What a difference a state line can make.
In Missouri, the Republican-ruled Legislature can’t move fast enough in its...