Illinois voters approved the workers rights amendment included in the 2022 midterm election, codifying collective bargaining rights, the AP reports.
Voters approved the Workers Rights Amendment, which ensures the right to collective bargaining for government workers. What does it mean overall for Illinois?Illinois is a strong union state, and to keep it that way the labor movement successfully convinced voters to add a new amendment to the state constitution that guarantees government employees the right to organize and collectively bargain over terms of employment.
"All the Workers' Rights Amendment does is protect the rights we already have," said Bob Reiter of the Chicago Federation of Labor. Only a few years ago former governor Bruce Rauner tried to enact anti-labor legislation for local municipalities. Berg said the amendment will allow, for example, the Chicago Teachers Union to bargain for social issues like affordable housing. He fears the amendment will lead to more strikes and tax hikes.
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