The Village of Lake in the Hills has sixty-three union employees. They pay either $432 or $709.92 per year in dues. The Service Employees International Union members pay the most, not quite twice as much as police officers are charged. … Continue reading
McHenry County has unionized employees in four unions: Service Employees International Union (Valley Hi Nursing Home) Fraternal Order of Police (Sheriff’s Department) Local 150 of the Operating Engineers (Highway Department) Metropolitan Alliance of Police (MAP – Circuit Clerk’s Office) 580 … Continue reading
With the United States Supreme Court having rules that public employees don’t have to pay union dues, McHenry County Blog is looking at the potential impact on local governments, including school districts. Here is the information for McHenry County: Description … Continue reading
Next Thursday, the McHenry County Board’s Human Resources Committee will consider the contract negotiated between the County government and the Service Employees International Union, Local 73, Valley Hi Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Support Staff. The contract will run from December … Continue reading
The goal of the no-name pop-up committee called is, quite simply, to destroy Steve Reick as an effective opponent against a cowering incumbent State Representative named Jack Franks. Franks, just two years from maxing out his legislative pension, is the … Continue reading
Here’s another reason to attend the McHenry Township Republican Meet & Greet and Candidates’ Forum at the Johnsburg Community Club right across from St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on Sunday afternoon from 3-6. The cost for the corned beef and cabbage … Continue reading
6:30 PM on Monday, January 11th, the McHenry County Board of Health will take up a Collective Bargaining Agreement between for employees of it veterinary division. The meeting will be held at the Public Health Building behind the Woodstock Courthouse. … Continue reading
That’s what this meeting notice for January 5th indicates: The HUMAN RESOURCES and FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEES have scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 8:15 a.m. to discuss and consider a Resolution Authorizing a Contract Agreement … Continue reading
The following two sheets of paper were what Illinois State Representatives and Senators were reading as Governor Bruce Rauner was delivering his State of the State Speech Wednesday. First the policy pitches: 1. Economic Growth and Jobs Package Pass a … Continue reading
Things are a bit slow, so today I’ll let you know who contributed to McHenry County Board member Mary McClellan’s successful campaign for McHenry County Clerk during the first quarter of this year, that is, right before the primary election: … Continue reading
Frequent McHenry County visitor Allen Skillikorn, an East Dundee Village Trustee, has submitted the following piece on our state’s pension problem: Who’s Really To Blame For Illinois’ Pension Mess? By Allen Skillicorn Let’s go back to May 2005. Rod Blagojevich … Continue reading
Taking a page from President Barack Obama’s governance by Executive Order, Governor Rod Blagojevich ordered the unionization of all home health care workers in 2003. (No, I am wrong. Blagojevich may have provided an example for Obama to follow.) The … Continue reading
Fox River Grove’s Republican Precinct Committeeman Andrew Gasser has hooked a press release from the Service Employes International Union that says the union has endorsed Independent candidate for State Rep. Dee Beaubien. Since the press release lists all the Illinois … Continue reading
Who says politicians only use direct mail during elections? Here’s a piece from a labor union who was Governor Rod Blagojevich’s biggest contributor ($1.7 million). Blagojevich returned the favor with an Executive Order allowing the organizing of 70-some thousand home … Continue reading
Sent last night after the health care vote in the U.S. House, State Senator Randy Hultgren, the Republican challenger to 14th District Democrat Bill Foster, this press release says Foster is “bought and paid for” by the Service Employees International … Continue reading
What follows is the press release from U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald about the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris. The Chicago Tribune became part of the story when the Governor tried to tie … Continue reading
What follows is the press release from U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald about the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris. The Chicago Tribune became part of the story when the Governor tried to tie … Continue reading
A web site called Earthtimes.org has published what appears to be a press release from the Service Employees International Union critical of 8th district Congresswoman Melissa Bean. The criticism is based on her being “one of only eight Democrats to … Continue reading
A web site called Earthtimes.org has published what appears to be a press release from the Service Employees International Union critical of 8th district Congresswoman Melissa Bean. The criticism is based on her being “one of only eight Democrats to … Continue reading
