Foxconn to open new plant in Michigan

By John Kristof

08/09/2017

The announcement comes on the heels of the manufacturing giant’s decision to invest in Wisconsin.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, manufacturing, Michigan, right to work, Wisconsin

SB 1905 designed to ban local Right to Work in Illinois

By Jim Long

05/20/2017

The Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee has passed a bill to prohibit municipalities in Illinois from enacting local Right-to-Work measures. The bill now heads to the full House of Representatives for a hearing.

TAGS: collective bargaining, Illinois House of Representatives, labor, local government, right to work, unions

Illinois Senate bill intended to kill local worker freedom laws in Illinois

By Amy Korte

05/03/2017

The Illinois Senate has passed a bill to overturn municipal Right-to-Work ordinances and prevent Illinois localities from expanding worker freedom in their communities.

TAGS: Ira Silverstein, labor, right to work, unions

Kentucky to get nearly $3B in new business investments since passing economic reforms

05/02/2017

Companies have announced billions in new business investment in Kentucky a few months after the state passed key economic reforms. Illinois lawmakers should take note.

TAGS: Kentucky, labor, Matt Bevin, right to work, unions

Prestige Metals to move from Illinois to Wisconsin

By Brendan Bakala

03/28/2017

The small sheet metal fabricator will move from its current facility in Antioch, Ill., to an 8-acre location in Bristol, Wis.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, unemployment, workers compensation

Illinois now surrounded by Right-to-Work states

By Michael Lucci

02/06/2017

Missouri has become the 28th state to enact Right to Work, causing Illinois’ regional competitiveness to decline further.

TAGS: Eric Greitens, jobs, Missouri, outmigration, right to work, unions

Kentucky legislature votes to become nation’s 27th Right-to-Work state

By Michael Lucci

01/08/2017

Both chambers of Kentucky’s legislature have passed, and Gov. Matt Bevin has promised to sign, legislation bringing worker freedom to Kentucky – and further weakening Illinois’ regional economic competitiveness.

Illinois state income taxes: Who really pays?

By Michael Lucci

04/18/2016

The top 18 percent of Illinois taxpayers cover more than 60 percent of the state’s income taxes, and the state’s millionaires pay 15 percent of Illinois’ income taxes.

TAGS: graduated income tax, income tax, progressive income tax

Jobs and income growing much faster in Right-to-Work states

By Michael Lucci

10/13/2015

Government data show freedom from forced unionization means better outcomes for workers.

TAGS: jobs, right to work, unions

General Mills shutting down West Chicago plant, Illinois’ 4th manufacturing loss in 10 days

By Michael Lucci

07/16/2015

Manufacturers and blue-collar jobs continue to bolt from Illinois’ poor policy climate.

TAGS: manufacturing, property taxes, right to work, workers compensation

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Foxconn to open new plant in Michigan

SB 1905 designed to ban local Right to Work in Illinois

Illinois Senate bill intended to kill local worker freedom laws in Illinois

Kentucky to get nearly $3B in new business investments since passing economic reforms

Prestige Metals to move from Illinois to Wisconsin

Illinois now surrounded by Right-to-Work states

Kentucky legislature votes to become nation’s 27th Right-to-Work state

Illinois state income taxes: Who really pays?

Jobs and income growing much faster in Right-to-Work states

General Mills shutting down West Chicago plant, Illinois’ 4th manufacturing loss in 10 days

4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students