Ted was on with Jeff Berkowitz of Public Affairs to talk about the potential impact of Amendment 1. If you need a rundown of all the important points of the amendment covered in just 5 minutes, this video is for you.
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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.
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Ted makes the same point I have been making about the “no diminish” clause. The rigid pension clause has been bad enough for Illinois. Another rigid “no diminish” clause would do vast harm to Illinois.
All you need to know
Then vote YES on Amendment 1. Tell Illinois politicians that you don’t want to weaken union rights. Vote Yes 4 workers rights.
All private sector workers are covered under federal law. Amendment One is specifically for public unions. Private sector workers will receive no benefits from Amend 1. Public unions will ruin the state. Tell the truth!