(The Center Square) – It will now be up to Illinois voters whether to enshrine collective bargaining rights in the Illinois State Constitution. Some opposed the measure, saying the state is focusing on the wrong issues. .
by Greg Bishop, The Center Square | May 27, 2021 02:00 PM Print this article
It will now be up to Illinois voters whether to enshrine collective bargaining rights in the Illinois State Constitution. Some opposed the measure, saying the state is focusing on the wrong issues.
Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 11 passed the Senate last week. It passed the House Wednesday 80-30. Proposed constitutional amendments do not go through the governor. Voters will get their say in the statewide election in November 2022.
The measure would ban “Right-to-Work policies for the state of Illinois and local governments,” said House sponsor state Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago. The proposal “prevents the passage of any future law or ordinance that may diminish collective bargaining rights. It sets a bar that we will in the state of Illinois oppose Right to Work legislation.”
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A proposed Illinois constitutional amendment, SJRCA 11, would give government unions unchecked, unlimited power. Special status for them, with higher taxpayer demands set in stone.