Governments unions veer from mission in Illinois
Governments unions veer from mission in Illinois
Big spending at hotels, holiday parties and retirement events is financed by forced dues.
Government unions bloated with overhead
Government unions bloated with overhead
Illinois’ biggest public-sector unions fail to meet the standard for nonprofits.
How unions spend workers’ money
How unions spend workers’ money
In 2013, SEIU Healthcare Illinois-Indiana spent a total of $1.5 million on such things as hotels, air travel, rental cars, and restaurants and catering. These “extras” represent the money of 3,092 members and nonmembers, or 3.3 percent of the union’s total membership.
You should have a choice on paying union fees
You should have a choice on paying union fees
Are you a state worker in Illinois who’s tired of being forced to give part of every paycheck to a government union you don’t support?
86% of Illinois state lawmakers received money from major government unions since 2002
86% of Illinois state lawmakers received money from major government unions since 2002
House Speaker Mike Madigan received more than $1.1 million since 2002 from the state’s five major public unions.
An economic profile of Right-to-Work states
An economic profile of Right-to-Work states
Illinois’ economy is floundering, and conditions will get worse without decisive action.
Government-building bulletin board used for union politics
Government-building bulletin board used for union politics
The flier has nothing to do with wages and benefits earned by state employees, or how their contract is enforced.
SEIU lies to home-based caregivers to stymie flow of opt-outs
SEIU lies to home-based caregivers to stymie flow of opt-outs
SEIU officials are telling caregivers they will lose all benefits, including health insurance and the Medicaid stipend that helps them care for their loved ones, should they opt out of paying union dues, according to training attendees.
Illinois Policy threatened with arrest at union-led trainings
Illinois Policy threatened with arrest at union-led trainings
State police have been threatening staffers from Illinois Policy with arrest because the Service Employees International Union, or SEIU, doesn't want us to tell home-based caregivers about their rights.
At caregiver ‘trainings,’ first handout is a union card
At caregiver ‘trainings,’ first handout is a union card
Mandatory training sessions for Illinois caregivers are little more than union membership drives.
The right to quit could give teachers unions their credibility back
The right to quit could give teachers unions their credibility back
What could be a lively debate among educators has become a dull monologue directed by entrenched union officials. Teachers unions have a lot to learn from other professional groups.
Proposed law would force parents to attend union-led ‘training’
Proposed law would force parents to attend union-led ‘training’
Union recruiters have been relentless in making sure that caregivers get to hear the union’s pitch.
Who’s behind Illinois Freedom PAC?
Who’s behind Illinois Freedom PAC?
Anti-Rauner PAC got nearly 90 percent of its funding from government-employee unions
Caregivers forced to attend union-led training sessions deserve to know their rights
Caregivers forced to attend union-led training sessions deserve to know their rights
The Quinn administration ordered that all caregivers must attend a training session hosted by SEIU in order to continue receiving Medicaid benefits.