Post by Logan on Feb 24, 2016 1:00:14 GMT -6
LINCOLNSHIRE — Four labor unions are suing a Chicago suburb over an ordinance meant to bar private employers from requiring workers to join unions or pay dues.
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has encouraged municipalities to pass local right-to-work ordinances as part of his "turnaround agenda," which includes efforts to curb the power of unions, and also calls for workers compensation reform, property tax freezes, political term limits, lawsuit reforms and other changes.
Supporters of right-to-work legislation argue that it would help promote job growth, while opponents claim it would weaken unions and depress wages.
The lawsuit against Lincolnshire and key village officials was filed Feb. 18 in federal court in Chicago by unions representing engineers, construction workers and carpenters, including three affiliated with the AFL-CIO. The unions are seeking to have the ordinance declared invalid and block its enforcement, the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reported.
Read more: www.sj-r.com/news/20160223/unions-sue-chicago-suburb-over-right-to-work-ordinance
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has encouraged municipalities to pass local right-to-work ordinances as part of his "turnaround agenda," which includes efforts to curb the power of unions, and also calls for workers compensation reform, property tax freezes, political term limits, lawsuit reforms and other changes.
Supporters of right-to-work legislation argue that it would help promote job growth, while opponents claim it would weaken unions and depress wages.
The lawsuit against Lincolnshire and key village officials was filed Feb. 18 in federal court in Chicago by unions representing engineers, construction workers and carpenters, including three affiliated with the AFL-CIO. The unions are seeking to have the ordinance declared invalid and block its enforcement, the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reported.
Read more: www.sj-r.com/news/20160223/unions-sue-chicago-suburb-over-right-to-work-ordinance