Rauner Appearance Met With Pro-Union Demonstrators

[Omaha Steve]

Source: CBS Chicago

As several hundred protesters chanted outside an Elgin restaurant Friday, Gov. Bruce Rauner told supporters inside that he is ready to do battle with Illinois’ public employee unions.

Rauner said he is not anti-union and is not demanding that county and local governments join him, but stressed communities that go along will be able to compete with Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Texas, Tennessee and other states that forbid union shops.

He said if they don’t want to be competitive, that’s their business.

“We don’t have to go right-to-work as a state to compete. I don’t say that,” he said. “Federal labor law allows counties and municipalities to decide this issue. I want you to be able to decide. If you want to be able to complete with Indiana, Texas and Tennessee, you should be able to decide and you should be able to complete. If you don’t want to, fine. Leave it.”

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Funny that none of these guys are anti union. Prevailing wage is law anytime FEDERAL funds are used on a project. Trouble ahead.

[Midnight Writer]

1. How the hell did being anti-labor become a political asset?

[Scuba]

2. +1,000

[watoos]

3. Yes, I'm going there

Hitler realized that unions were a threat to his fascist government, so he destroyed them.
There is no finer example of democracy than a local union.

[rurallib]

5. lessons of the past once more forgotten.

[socialist_n_TN]

13. To pick a small nit here.......

Hitler didn't just "...realize that unions were a threat to his fascist government...". Hitler and the Nazis were anti-union and anti-worker LONG before they were a government. In fact fascism as a political philosophy is built on being anti-working class and pro business.

Mussolini (the original fascist government's leader) said it best. "Fascism should be called corporatism because it is a perfect blending of business and government." I only use the quotes here to separate out the gist of his quote from the set up sentence. That's a paraphrase, but it DOES capture the essence of what he said about fascism.

Otherwise, right on. The first people Hitler and the Nazis went after when they did come to power were the communists, the socialists, and the trade union leaders. The Jews and other social minorities came later in the process.

[LiberalFighter]

4. How does he figure he can apply RTW at the local level?

There is no provision for that in federal law. It's either the whole state or not at all.

[Omaha Steve]

6. Actually no, thanks to ALEC!!!

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2015/01/16/right-work-movement-kentucky-elsewhere/21890143/

Ky counties take up own 'right-to-work' laws

Joseph Gerth,

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. – Kentucky has become the tip of the spear in a national effort to get county governments to pass legislation that would open up union businesses to employees who don't pay dues or service charges to the labor groups.

Since December, five counties in Kentucky have passed so-called "right-to-work" laws as proponents have come to realize that the legislature is unlikely to pass a statewide law as long as Democrats control the state House of Representatives.

"We think it will help economic growth and promote commerce in our community," said Harry Berry, judge-executive of Hardin County, which passed a law Tuesday. He argues that by passing its ordinance, the county put itself in line to lure business that earlier wouldn't have considered locating in the county.

And when that business comes, said Berry, it will lower the community's dependence on welfare and increase the amount of money available to be spent at local businesses. "It's not anti-union," he said. "It just makes it voluntary to be a member of a union."




IUOE 181 members Zack Capps and Nathan Robinson listen as right-to-work legislation is discussed at the Hardin County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon.
(Photo: Marty Pearl/Special to The Courier-Journal)


FULL story at link.

[LiberalFighter]

9. In Kentucky they don't even have a state law providing for it.

Even if they did just because the local government passes ordinances or states pass a state law does not mean it is legal.

[dicksmc3]

7. Ruiner at it again!!!

Well, All I got to say is "LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL, THE UNION LABEL"

[DemocraticWood]

8. Mein Union-Buster

We here in Illinois now have our very own Scott Walker. We should be SO proud.

[Cryptoad]

11. Alabama Proud!

[Cryptoad]

10. Another chance for these "non-anti - union" [wink, wink] politicans to be,,,,

Alabama Proud!

[Thor_MN]

12. I notice he didn't mention Minnesota.

If Illinois wishes to become more like Wisconsin, may they so do some comparison shopping between Minnesota and Wisconsin...

[socialist_n_TN]

14. Wasn't that what Scotty Walker said when he was running for re-election?......

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