Illinois Senate votes to override Rauner's veto of union arbitration bill
Source: SJ-R
By Doug Finke
Despite heated opposition from Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, the Illinois Senate voted Wednesday to override his veto of a bill that could send labor talks with state employee unions to binding arbitration.
The Senate voted 38-15 to override the veto. The chamber needed 36 votes to override.
Sen. Sam McCann, R-Plainview, whose district includes large numbers of state workers, was the only Republican to vote in favor of the override. He said he was simply voting the wishes of his constituents.
"I represent more state employees than any other member of the General Assembly," McCann said. "Approximately 99.9 percent of the points of contact I received from my constituents over the last several weeks, literally thousands of points of contact, they asked me to vote to override."
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Gov. Bruce Rauner arrives for the Republican Day rally at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. About 200 protesters, many of them members of state employee unions, stood across the street from the Director's Lawn where the rally was held. Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register
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I hate this creep -- He's a billionaire, but wants to bust unions
and take money from working people's pockets.
Seriously...What is WRONG with these people? 
