Jim Dey: "Unions are about trust among the members and their elected officials, and violations like (former union president Byron) Clemons’ provide useful ammunition to those who object to union power... AFSCME Council 31’s membership has fallen from 65,000 in 2017 to roughly 53,000 in 2022 as a consequence of a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled that forced union dues are unconstitutional."
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.