Rauner Expected To Propose Limits On Union Bargaining
From the Springfield State Journal-Register
Gov. Bruce Rauner will formally outline his vision for the state’s future on Wednesday, after taking a final jab at state worker salaries and public employee unions in the lead-up to his first state of the state speech.
Rauner will deliver the speech beginning at noon, and previously said it will include some of the slides he’s been using while traveling the state the last two weeks offering previews.
The last two slides in the series were released Monday along with a letter to state lawmakers asking them to review the information.
One of the slides outlines the federal service labor-management relations statute of 1978 that places limits on what federal employees are allowed to negotiate. Among the things they are not allowed to collectively bargain over are wages, benefits, pensions and personnel decisions.
The other slide repeats Rauner’s belief that state workers are overpaid in comparison to similar jobs in the private sector.
“I think that every working person deserves a livable wage,” said Anders Lindall, spokesman for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which represents the most state workers. “Driving down wages won’t make Illinois more prosperous or a better place.”
“I would say the comments the governor has made so far regarding working people betray a very unsophisticated understanding of labor,” added Dan Montgomery, president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, which represents a small number of state workers. “We’re still looking at this governor, going, 'Where is your vision for improving the economy of Illinois?'”
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From the Springfield State Journal-Register
Gov. Bruce Rauner will formally outline his vision for the state’s future on Wednesday, after taking a final jab at state worker salaries and public employee unions in the lead-up to his first state of the state speech.
Rauner will deliver the speech beginning at noon, and previously said it will include some of the slides he’s been using while traveling the state the last two weeks offering previews.
The last two slides in the series were released Monday along with a letter to state lawmakers asking them to review the information.
One of the slides outlines the federal service labor-management relations statute of 1978 that places limits on what federal employees are allowed to negotiate. Among the things they are not allowed to collectively bargain over are wages, benefits, pensions and personnel decisions.
The other slide repeats Rauner’s belief that state workers are overpaid in comparison to similar jobs in the private sector.
“I think that every working person deserves a livable wage,” said Anders Lindall, spokesman for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which represents the most state workers. “Driving down wages won’t make Illinois more prosperous or a better place.”
“I would say the comments the governor has made so far regarding working people betray a very unsophisticated understanding of labor,” added Dan Montgomery, president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, which represents a small number of state workers. “We’re still looking at this governor, going, 'Where is your vision for improving the economy of Illinois?'”
Read more in our daily News Update...