Battle over Amendment 1 Reflects Illinois’ State of the Unions – Chicago Magazine

"Amendment 1 would solidify our status as a prolabor island, surrounded by states that have been steadily dismantling union rights. In the last decade, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin all became right-to-work states...'I think it’s mostly another signal to the rest of the nation that Illinois is an outlier,' (Illinois Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd) Maisch says. 'We continue to find ways to make this state unattractive to investment.'"