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From Illinois Business Journal news services on September 1, 2015 Workers in nearly one-third of union households in Illinois are not aware of their right to forgo union membership, according to a survey released recently by the Illinois Policy Institute and the Nevada Policy Research Institute. The survey was released as part of National Employee...
Our Vice President of Policy, Michael Lucci, joined Talk 101 in Decatur to discuss new IRS migration numbers, which reveal that high-income earners and prime working-age residents left Illinois in record numbers in 2011 and 2012.
Our vice presidents of policy, Ted Dabrowski and Michael Lucci, joined Milt Rosenberg on August 19, 2015. Something is rotten in the state of Illinois. More people are leaving than coming and, despite the many qualities of life in the Chicagoland area, people are choosing to work and live in other states where they can,...
Chicago City Council may vote in September on ordinance legalizing food carts; Illinois Policy Institute analysis shows why this would be a positive step for the city
Our CEO, John Tillman, joined “Riley & Scot” on WROK to discuss the attempted override of the Governor’s veto of the AFSCME/union bill.
Are you aware that you can opt-out of union membership and of paying all union dues without losing your job or any other penalty?
Our Managing Editor, Hilary Gowins Yelvington, joined “Outside the Loop” with Mike Stephen on WGN-AM to discuss the legalization of food carts in Chicago.
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