Don't look now but Illinois new GOP governor is taking on public employee unions

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The American Thinker:

Rick Moran

Feb. 11 2015

 

New Republican Governor Bruce Rauner of Illinois is taking on the most powerful special interest in the state - public employee unions - and he's getting some support from Democrats.

 

In truth, Rauner has little choice. Public union pensions are out of control. The pension crisis in Illinois is easily the worst in the nation and the Rauner administration is already looking for ways to cut benefits - a move that would have been considered sacrilegious previously but is now being considered even by Democrats.

 

Also, Rauner issued an executive order:

 

prohibiting unions from collecting so-called fair share fees from non-union members. These mandatory fees come from government workers who choose not to be union members but are nonetheless represented by unions in contract negotiations. In effect, Rauner’s order by fiat makes Illinois a right-to-work state for public employees — a measure that, opponents argue, requires legislation.

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BUT WAIT....THERE'S MORE!

 

From Our Good Friends At The Nation......

 

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s War on Workers
John Nichols

February 10, 2015

 

Bruce Rauner’s campaign for governor of Illinois hit a rough spot when it was revealed that he was talking about lowering the minimum wage.

 

That’s right, lowering.

 

At a December, 2013, Republican campaign forum, the wealthy candidate declared, “I will advocate moving the Illinois minimum wage back to the national minimum wage. I think we’ve got to be competitive here in Illinois. It’s critical we’re competitive. We’re hurting our economy by having the minimum wage above the national. We’ve got to move back to the national.”

 

Practically, what that would have meant was cutting the state’s 8.25-per-hour wage guarantee down to the federal rate of $7.25-per-hour.

 

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So the question is, why does Bruce Rauner hate poor people.... Also when will The Camps be opened?

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I take it the Illinois governor role has more power than most.

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Largest Ill. Employee Union Says Rauner’s Latest Executive Action is ‘Blatantly Illegal’
John Gregory - Illinois Radio Network

February 11, 2015 11:12 AM

 

ILLINOIS (IRN) – The relationship between the governor and Illinois’ largest state employee union is going from bad from worse.

 

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s move to eliminate “fair share” payments from public sector employees who opt out of joining a union, but still get benefits from collective bargaining, is “blatantly illegal,” according to AFSCME Council 31 spokesman Anders Lindall.

 

“The governor cannot flout the law, ignore the law, or set the law aside because he personally disagrees with it,” Lindall said.

 

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Where have I heard this before?

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Running out of other peoples money has unfortunate political realities.