Unions Sue To Block Rauner's Order On Dues Collection
From the Associated Press
Illinois labor unions filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to invalidate Gov. Bruce Rauner's executive order ending a requirement that state workers pay union dues even if they don't want to join a union.
Twenty-seven unions sued the Republican governor, saying the order he issued last month violates collective bargaining agreements and state labor law and that Rauner exceeded his constitutional authority. The lawsuit filed in district court in St. Clair County also asks a judge to issue an injunction preventing the order from being implemented.
Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael Carrigan said Rauner's action strikes at firefighters, snowplow drivers, nurses and other employees who provide critical state services.
"Governor Rauner's political obsession with stripping their rights and driving down their wages demeans their service, hurts the middle class and is blatantly illegal," Carrigan said in an emailed statement.
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From the Associated Press
Illinois labor unions filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to invalidate Gov. Bruce Rauner's executive order ending a requirement that state workers pay union dues even if they don't want to join a union.
Twenty-seven unions sued the Republican governor, saying the order he issued last month violates collective bargaining agreements and state labor law and that Rauner exceeded his constitutional authority. The lawsuit filed in district court in St. Clair County also asks a judge to issue an injunction preventing the order from being implemented.
Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael Carrigan said Rauner's action strikes at firefighters, snowplow drivers, nurses and other employees who provide critical state services.
"Governor Rauner's political obsession with stripping their rights and driving down their wages demeans their service, hurts the middle class and is blatantly illegal," Carrigan said in an emailed statement.
Read more in our daily News Update...