Illinois
Illinois may vote on state constitutional ban on ‘right-to-work’
March 9, 2020“Right to work” laws let free riders use union services and protections, which cost money, without paying one red cent for them.
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Prison documentary Stateville Calling: What if rehabilitation was a human right?
September 4, 2019The hour-long documentary follows the current battle to pass legislation reinstating parole in Illinois, which the state hasn’t had since 1978.
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2018 election win pays off: Illinois passes “barrage” of pro-worker bills
July 8, 2019The legislature enacted a $45 billion infrastructure plan, banned local “right to work” laws, and approved a plethora of other pro-worker measures.
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GOP degrades women and workers, Illinois Gov. Rauner says “Me too”
September 28, 2018How we value the work people do in economic terms bears direct correlation to how we value people in social and political terms.
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Signs of a Democratic ‘wave’ year in Illinois primary
March 21, 2018In a troubling sign for Republicans, turnout among Democrats increased 300 percent over 2014 and 30 percent over 2010.
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