Illinois' House speaker, an ally to organized labor, faces a push from his own employees to unionize
Employees have formed the Illinois Legislative Staff Association, but Speaker Welch won’t voluntarily recognize them.
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Employees have formed the Illinois Legislative Staff Association, but Speaker Welch won’t voluntarily recognize them.
Employees have formed the Illinois Legislative Staff Association, but Speaker Welch won’t voluntarily recognize them.
The Glen Ellyn school district celebrates one of their students who became a state champion.
What happens next depends on Amazon, the workers, and the interpretation of outdated US labor law.
CHICAGO — One warm evening last July, SEIU Local 73 President Dian Palmer got a call out of the blue from Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, who wanted to meet.