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by Sean Higgins New information from an Illinois state agency raises questions about whether the state was right to make home health care workers eligible for unionization, a case now before the Supreme Court: It is not clear that the state ever properly verified the vote that first organized the workers. In a Dec. 12...
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will determine if a Medicaid recipient caring for her child is a state worker required to turn part of her meager resources over to union bosses. Illinois resident Pam Harris is a 55-year-old mom earning less than the minimum wage who cares for her...
Illinois Policy Institute Director of Labor Paul Kersey joined John Kass and Lauren Cohn on WLS-AM 890 to discuss the Harris v Quinn Supreme Court case. Experts available to discuss case. Media contact: Diana Rickert 312-607-4977 To read the Institute’s amicus brief, click here. To hear Pam’s story, click here.
Illinois Policy Institute Director of Labor Paul Kersey joins Paul Lisnek on CLTV’s Chicago Tonight to discuss Illinois labor laws and Pam Harris v. Pat Quinn Supreme Court case. Experts available to discuss case. Media contact: Diana Rickert 312-607-4977 To read the Institute’s amicus brief, click here. To hear Pam’s story, click here.
by Bill McMorris The politically powerful Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has pocketed more than $50 million from home healthcare workers forced to pay union dues by two Democratic governors in Illinois, according to new study. Documents obtained by the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) revealed that the union received $52 million from home healthcare workers, including...
by Bill McMorris A 55-year-old woman who earns less than minimum wage caring for her disabled son could unravel decades of labor law and strike a blow against one of the most powerful political lobbies in the nation. Pamela Harris is fighting an Illinois law crafted by imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D.) and enforced by...
By Kevin Bogardus Labor unions are at risk of having one of their most successful organizing tactics nullified by the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the high court will hear oral arguments in Harris V. Quinn, a case that could upend agreements with state governments that allow taxpayer-funded home-care workers to unionize. Those deals have helped boost...
by Ben VanMetre The Daily Herald delivered harsh but necessary truth in its Dec. 5 editorial against Illinois moving to a graduated income tax. The editorial rightly exposed the progressive tax for what it really is: a money grab disguised as tax reform. Tax hike advocates are using “tax fairness” as the sales pitch for...