SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A state Democratic plan would protect the right to collectively bargain further by expanded current law.
The Public Labor Relations act in 1984 gave Illinoisan protections when bargaining with their employee. Now the protections would be expanded allowing the Public Labor Relations Board to investigate when employers do not collectively bargain in good faith.
“In Illinois, the state that led nationwide movements for worker’s rights in the 18 and 1900s, we have protections for workers on the books, including the right for employees to collectively bargain and enter negotiations with their managers,” said state Sen. Graciela Guzmán (D-Chicago).
“Under this bill, workers would be even more protected should their employer attempt to withdraw from the negotiation out of bad faith, so that their needs and interests are heard and their employer is brought to justice for their actions.”
Senate Bill 453 passed out of the Illinois Senate on a partisan 39-16 vote. It will now head to the House for further debate.
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