So, are ITRC's suggestions well-advised?

[Little_Nemo]

@BobLibDem

5- This is red meat for the right wing. The evil evil unions must be crushed, not because of their role in creating the middle class but because they are a source of revenue for Democratic candidates.

I don’t agree. I think this is payment to the business interests. They want to disempower unions (which is pretty much a done deal at this point) in order to keep labor costs down. Notice that most anti-union efforts are directed against unions in private industries; there’s relatively little effort to shut down public sector unions.

[Thudlow_Boink]

@Little_Nemo

Notice that most anti-union efforts are directed against unions in private industries; there’s relatively little effort to shut down public sector unions.

Not from Illinois, are you?

You could conclude from the hot political bombast across frigid Illinois that Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to destroy public sector labor unions, starving them of fees from state workers.

[Thudlow_Boink]

@Little_Nemo

I don’t agree. I think this is payment to the business interests. They want to disempower unions (which is pretty much a done deal at this point) in order to keep labor costs down. Notice that most anti-union efforts are directed against unions in private industries; there’s relatively little effort to shut down public sector unions.

Not from Illinois, are you?

You could conclude from the hot political bombast across frigid Illinois that Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to destroy public sector labor unions, starving them of fees from state workers.