Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker released a proclamation Thursday lauding the passage of the Workers’ Rights Amendment, which has now been enshrined into the state’s constitution after being approved by voters during the 2022 midterm elections.
Pritzker was one of the amendment’s biggest proponents, and he called the measure a “major win for workers rights” in the state.
The amendment added language to the state’s constitution that protects the rights of workers to unionize. That right also includes the ability to “negotiate wages, hours, and working conditions, and to protect their economic welfare and safety at work,” according to the language of the amendment.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.
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