Over 460 soon-to-expire teachers union contracts and the ‘Workers’ Rights’ Amendment make Illinois’ April school board elections critical. – Wirepoints
The school board candidates Illinoisans elect in April will be the first to negotiate new contracts under the “Workers Rights” Amendment. In all, more than half of Illinois’ 860 school districts will be bargaining with teachers over the next two years.
Amendment 1 makes vast majority of Illinoisans subservient to government workers: 7 percent lords over 93 percent – Wirepoints
Amendment 1 is about to cause a lot of troubles: higher property taxes, complicated labor disputes, a tied-up court system, fewer parents rights, and a host of legal challenges in the private sector. But what will make Amendment 1 untenable and eventually strangle Illinois is that it prioritizes and protects just 7 percent of Illinois’ adult population, those with government jobs, over Illinois’ other 93 percent of adults.
Results of Illinois’ Amendment 1 still up in air – Wirepoints Quickpoint
The voting results for Amendment 1, dubbed the “Workers’ Rights” Amendment, are still up in the air as of this morning. Whether it passes or not is too close to call.
Illinois Is Government Union Heaven – Wirepoints in the Wall Street Journal*
The Wall Street Journal cited Wirepoints’ labor research in its opinion section this week.
Those Amendment 1 ads you see on TV saying private sector workers will benefit aren’t true, only government workers will gain more powers – Wirepoints on FOX32’s Flannery Fired Up
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.
Amendment 1 Would Be A Dream Come True For Chicago Teachers Union To Make Its Most Radical Demands For All America – Wirepoints
Militant radicals are chomping at the bit for the constitutional right Amendment 1 will give them: the right to include their vision of a national, Marxist workers’ revolution in their contract demands.
Police and firefighter strikes could be a reality if Amendment 1 is approved by voters in November – Wirepoints on AM 560 Chicago’s Morning Answer
Ted was on Chicago’s Morning Answer with Dan and Amy to warn Illinoisans about the utter collapse of student outcomes during Pritzker’s COVID lockdowns, how Amendment 1 could lead to police and firefighter strikes and more.
The Facts about the SAFE-T Act, Amendment 1 and Other Issues Facing Voters – Join Wirepoints for an event with New Trier Neighbors on Nov. 2nd
Does the SAFE T Act make Illinois more safe or go easy on criminals? Is Amendment 1 really about workers rights or granting unparalleled power to government unions? Join us on November 2nd as Ted Dabrowski, Mark Glennon and Matt Rosenberg sift through the details of these and other issues on the ballot.
Wirepoints in the Wall Street Journal: Unions Ask Illinois Voters to Sign Over Control of the State.
Wirepoints has a new OpEd in the Wall Street Journal detailing the potential impact of Amendment 1: A November ballot measure, which its proponents style the Workers’ Rights Amendment, would make Illinois the nation’s extreme outlier when it comes to giving government unions power over taxpayers. If Illinoisans are fooled into voting for Amendment 1, they can kiss parents’ rights, lower taxes and any chance of a state turnaround goodbye.
All you need to know about Amendment 1 in under 5 minutes – Wirepoints on Public Affairs
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.
Find out why WVON’s Perri Small is voting no on Amendment 1 – Wirepoints on WVON
Ted Dabrowski joined Perri Small on WVON to talk about Amendment 1. Perri was in favor of the Amendment, but after hearing both sides of the argument from Ted and others, she changed to a “No.”
The Silliest Argument Yet In Favor Of Amendment 1 — The ‘Workers Rights Amendment’ – Wirepoints
Supporters of the amendment can’t have it both ways. They can’t claim it would push government wages up and at the same time claim government budgets would improve. Government costs would increase and taxes would have to follow.
Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski explains the contradicting “Workers Rights Amendment” in IL – Wirepoints on AM 560 Chicago’s Morning Answer
Ted was on with Dan and Amy to discuss the contradictions surrounding the “Workers Rights Amendment,” on the ballot for voters to decide this November.
‘Workers’ Rights’ Amendment on the ballot this November – Wirepoints on NBC5 Chicago with Mary Ann Ahern
Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski joins Mary Ann Ahern of NBC 5 to discuss the upcoming “Workers’ Rights” Amendment, also known as Amendment 1. Dabrowski pointed out, “The more powers you give the government unions to negotiate over taxpayers, the more it’s going to cost.” And that, “It’s hard to imagine how property taxes will ever come down. You can only see them ratcheting up.”
Tier 2 Illinois Pensioners Could Use Amendment 1 To Revolt For A Fair Deal – Wirepoints
Tier 2 Illinois pensioners now have sufficient numbers to stand up to Tier 1 about the inadequate and unfair deal they have compared to Tier 1 pensioners. Amendment 1, if passed, would give them just what they need.
Illinois Constitutional Amendment 1 Would Erase Essential and Widely Accepted Exceptions to Public Worker Unionization Rights – Wirepoints
What were they thinking? You truly have to ask that about whoever drafted Amendment 1, which is on the ballot for Illinois voters to approve or reject in November.
What is Amendment 1 and what does it mean for you? – Wirepoints on The Steve Cochran Show
Ted and Steve Cochran talk about who would benefit from Amendment 1, what protecting “economic welfare” means and how constitutional enshrinement will make government unions more powerful.
Imagine a teachers union inserting a requirement for sexualized education into their contract and parents having no recourse. That’s a possibility under Amendment 1. – Wirepoints on AM 560 Chicago’s Morning Answer
Ted was on with Dan and Amy to talk about the damage done to students by the school shutdowns during Covid, the ironfisted control teachers unions will have over education if Amendment 1 passes and the continued growth of violence and crime in Chicago.
Illinoisans Should Honor This Labor Day By Committing to Study Their Pending Constitutional Amendment – Wirepoints
The most consequential vote on November’s Illinois ballot might well be Amendment 1 to the state constitution, also called the Workers’ Rights Amendment. But casting an informed vote on the amendment will be be a challenge, and perhaps impossible, for most of the population.
Most politicians won’t talk about Amendment 1, they’re hoping it passes without Illinoisans understanding the consequences – Wirepoints on with Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur Radio
Ted joined Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur to talk about Amendment 1 and why politicians seem so adverse about mentioning it. The reason is simple: they want Illinoisans to vote on the amendment without knowing what it’s really about or what the consequences will be.
If you’re worried about property taxes, parents rights, or better government, watch out. Amendment 1 will negatively impact all those things – Wirepoints joins Tom Miller on WJPF Carbondale
Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski joined Tom Miller on the WJPF Morning Newswatch to spread the word about Amendment 1. Under the amendment, Illinois would become the nation’s extreme outlier when it comes to government union powers. No other state protects bargaining, creates unprecedented rights or blocks Right to Work like Amendment 1 would.