Ted went on Flannery Fired Up with Mark Poulos of Workers Rights to debate Amendment 1, which voters will decide this coming election day. Ted highlighted the crucial point that proponents want Illinoisans to ignore: that the new rights in the amendment will only apply to government workers.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- Wirepoints’ Amendment 1 homepage
- Amendment 1 Would Be A Dream Come True For Chicago Teachers Union To Make Its Most Radical Demands For All America
- The Silliest Argument Yet In Favor Of Amendment 1 — The ‘Workers Rights Amendment’
- Wall Street Journal Calls Out The Whopping Lie Behind The Pending Constitutional Amendment Illinois Is Ignoring
- Amendment 1 has two objectives: To give massive new powers to government unions and to stop Illinois’ private sector from going Right to Work – Sp. Presentation
- Are Workers’ Rights Amendment Supporters Lying In Their Ad, Did They Lie To Legislators Or Lie To The Court?
- Illinois lawmakers want to cement union powers into the state constitution
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
polls show, 53.7% of voters plan to vote yes on the amendment, 29.8% said they plan to vote no, while 16.4% said they’re undecided.
Not a good sign.
Oh yeah Wirepoints, remove the stupid checked box. If I want to sign up to your newsletter I can check it. It’s annoying to have to uncheck it constantly.
If you don’t enter your email address then the checked box is meaningless. Leave it as is. Who exactly are they going to send the newsletter to?
Whoa, PPF. Thanks for sticking up for us.
CTU members are rubbing their hands together with glee of the prospect of being the most powerful, invincible agency in the state. Kings over paupers ruling with an iron fist. They cant wait.