The St. Louis Labor Tribune, the second largest paper in St. Lou, brings the news that Governor Pritzker Makes Major Push for Workers’ Rights Amendment...
Termed by several speakers as “the most union-friendly governor we’ve ever had,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker spoke at a recent pro-union rally in East Alton as part of a Working Families Tour and made a major push for the Workers’ Rights Amendment.
We had a union-busting, Labor-hating governor doing everything he could to make sure you could not progress in this state,” she said. “Now here we are at a time when we can look at all the progress we’ve made… and make sure we are ready for November.”
While all the speakers were focused on electing and re-electing Labor-friendly candidates, the big issue in the room was the Workers Rights Amendment. It will require a 60-percent majority of all who vote on the issue in order to make the right to collective bargaining part of the Illinois state constitution.
Stratton said it is imperative that workers be able to negotiate for higher wages and safer working conditions, and that passing the amendment and re-electing “the most pro-union governor this state has ever seen” was key to making that happen.
(graphic via labortribune.com}
