In addition to allowing the legislative staff to unionize, the bill would apply to other employees serving the Illinois General Assembly such as janitors and doorkeepers. Several workers would still not retain the ability to collectively bargain including lawmakers, the office of the Legislative Inspector General, those in managerial roles, and short-term employees.
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.