Battle Over Raising Illinois’ Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour
From the State Capitol: Rep Mary Flowers (D) defended her proposal to have the Illinois minimum wage rise to $15/hour, and brought in several...
Should Non-Union Workers be Required to Pay Union Dues?
CHICAGO (March 1, 2017) – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit will hear oral arguments in Janus v. AFSCME, a...
Gov Rauner, Educators, and Trade Group Leaders, on the Need for...
From Springfield: Gov Rauner holds a meeting with educators and students, about the great paying jobs that are often available to those with a...
Asking Gov Rauner to Sign, SB 261, Protecting Disabled Caregivers Pay
From the State Capitol: A mother and her disabled son, share their story of having to provide personal care 24/7, 365 days a year...
AFL – CIO and the Illinois Trial Lawyers on Workers’ Compensation
From the State Capitol: AFL-CIO President Michael Carrigan, and Illinois Trial Lawyers President, Perry Browder, are joined by others as they discuss the Workers Compensation...
Labor Rallies at State Capitol in Opposition to Gov Rauner’s Policies
FROM THE STATE CAPITOL: Thousands turned out to make their opposition to Gov Rauner's policies heard, at a massive rally held on Wednesday, May...
Saving Illinois’ Coal Industry & Its Jobs
From the State Capitol: Rep John Bradley, is joined by a bipartisan group of downstate lawmakers, to reinforce the need to support the Illinois...
Restoring the Public Duty Rule, to Protect Fire Fighters, Policemen and...
Brad Cole of the IL Municipal League and Pat Devaney, representing Fire Fighters, discuss the need to restore the legal protections of the "Public...
Retailers’ Thin Margins of Profit in Jeopardy
STATE CAPITOL: Rob Karr, President of the Illinois Retail Merchants Assn, talks about the razor thin profit margins of Illinois retailers, and how any number...
Gov. Rauner Town Hall on Job Creation, State’s Economic Status.
Governor Rauner holds a town hall discussion on Illinois' economic standing, his plans for job creation, and his stances on the state budget impasse...
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Historian Mark DePue: Preserving Illinois’ Oral History
From the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library: We talk with historian and fmr military officer, Mark DePue on his work of conducting indepth oral history...