The International Union of Operating Engineers, which has many friends on both sides of the political aisle in Illinois, is pushing to have the General Assembly approve a proposed constitutional amendment effectively banning right-to-work laws—which guarantee that no employee can be compelled to join or pay dues to a union—anywhere in the state.
"The last thing the state of Illinois needs is another way to turn off companies looking to bring good jobs here. But that’s exactly what would happen if a powerful state labor union gets its way in its push for a permanent ban on so-called right-to-work shops in Illinois."
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.