Trying to back Governor Bruce Rauner into a corner on collective bargaining, the Democrats have passed House Bill 1229. Here is a brief description of the bill: Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Provides that with respect to collective … Continue reading
Included in Governor Bruce Rauner’s legislative agenda are changes in the way collective bargaining works in the Chicago School system. Forbidden from collective bargaining would be the decision of the educational employer to contract with a third party for any … Continue reading
I thought some might be interested in the legislative language that Governor Bruce Rauner has put forth to fulfill his pledge to freeze property taxes. It is contained in Amendment 1 for Senate Bill 1046, which is sponsored by Senate … Continue reading
When we went to the Kalahari Water Park in Wisconsin Dells a couple of weeks ago, I was on the lookout for posters about the bargaining rights dispute, the demonstration about which a Friend of McHenry County Blog sent me … Continue reading
This press release from We Ask America takes a look at political reactions in Wisconsin to the Republicans’ move to weaken collective bargaining for public employees. We Ask America was the only firm known to have surveyed the 8th Congressional … Continue reading
There was a cartoon in the Chicago Tribune in which a man wearing a red “Wisconsin Teachers Union” tee shirt says, “Must be some Nazi!” He’s referring to Democratic Party President Franklin Roosevelt’s 1937 comment, “The process of collective bargaining, … Continue reading
After activist Pat Quinn got his Cutback Amendment to the Illinois Constitution passed in 1980, Johnsburg Democratic Party State Rep. Thomas J. Hanahan didn’t stick around McHenry County. He moved to Park Ridge. I don’t know if that happened before … Continue reading
