Unions Raising Money In Opposition Of Illinois Constitutional Amendment
From the Bloomington Pantagraph
State and national labor unions are cranking up the fundraising in an attempt to kill a proposed change to the Illinois Constitution.
Members of the We Are One coalition, originally formed to stop legislative efforts to overhaul the state’s massively underfunded employee retirement systems, created a special campaign committee last week and raised more than $500,000 in just a matter of days.
The money is fueling an advertising campaign aimed at convincing Illinoisans to vote “no” on the constitutional amendment question that leads off the Nov. 6 ballot.
The proposal, approved by lawmakers during the spring session of the General Assembly, is designed to make it harder for state and local governments to sweeten public-sector pensions.
The question asks whether a three-fifths vote should be required when city councils, school boards, state lawmakers or other local government officials want to increase employee retirement plans.
Supporters like the Illinois Municipal League, which lobbies in Springfield on behalf of city governments, say a “yes” vote makes sense.
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From the Bloomington Pantagraph
State and national labor unions are cranking up the fundraising in an attempt to kill a proposed change to the Illinois Constitution.
Members of the We Are One coalition, originally formed to stop legislative efforts to overhaul the state’s massively underfunded employee retirement systems, created a special campaign committee last week and raised more than $500,000 in just a matter of days.
The money is fueling an advertising campaign aimed at convincing Illinoisans to vote “no” on the constitutional amendment question that leads off the Nov. 6 ballot.
The proposal, approved by lawmakers during the spring session of the General Assembly, is designed to make it harder for state and local governments to sweeten public-sector pensions.
The question asks whether a three-fifths vote should be required when city councils, school boards, state lawmakers or other local government officials want to increase employee retirement plans.
Supporters like the Illinois Municipal League, which lobbies in Springfield on behalf of city governments, say a “yes” vote makes sense.
Read more in our daily News Update...