The amendment would make the state uniquely anti-business, said Todd Maisch, president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Many nearby states that could be competing for business have right-to-work laws, he said. “It’s a terrible message to send to the rest of the nation...“But if this is in the constitution for 10 years, there’s an open invitation for labor lawyers to take the language and push it to the absolute limits."
Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
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Jan is a piece of human garbage. When is her hour glass going to run out of sand?
in general–Amendment 1, PRO ACT, and all the other dem union friendly goals and legislation assumes all the $9.1 trillion in crazy fed covid spending (under trump & biden) will never end (MMT theory on steroids). Delusional. All the covid spending was supposed to spur untold economic growth but instead it’s created untold inflation we haven’t seen since to 70’s. Worker productivity hasn’t increased, It’s decreasing!! and therefore all the increased wages through unionization (public or private) can only add to inflation on are current $31 trillion nation debt as fed raises interest rates to fight inflation. And even scarier,… Read more »
Are Jan Schakowsky and Randi Weingarten the same person?
If you mean COMMUNISTS than YES
Spare me Mr. Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce never stood up when it was time to stand up and be counted. They tried to run their camel through the eye of the needle. Now that the conservatives have fled Illinois, they realize they are screwed. Jan will get what she wants or steal it.
Shakowsky is a shrieking democrat shtbrd. I don’t know about the sharp looking guy to her left. Vot No and fck No!