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AlterNet reports:
Illinois governor Bruce Rauner watched his anti-union bill called, "Right-To-Work", die a swift, cruel death in the House [May 14]. [...] The the tally [PDF] was 0 yes votes, 72 no votes, and 37 voting present.
Fun with math: The Illinois House has 118 members.
A handful of Republicans went for a walk during the vote, not publicly falling on one side or another.
Source: Chicago Sun Times
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Illinois Governor Gets Zero Votes On His "Right To Work" Bill
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A Smith & Wesson beats four aces.
(Score: 1) by albert on Monday May 18 2015, @05:08AM
If workers can gang up on companies, forming a monopoly on labor, then how is it not right for companies to do likewise? Example: how Steve Jobs got other companies to push down wages.
If it is OK to force workers to join a union, then shouldn't it be OK to force a company to join a group of companies that is trying to push wages down? Seems fair, no?
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 18 2015, @07:25AM
You've got that backwards.
The employer holds all the power, because they have all the money and all the lawyers. They can hire other people at will, they can have people beat the crap out of you if they think you're holding out on them. No, you can't go to court, because the employer will just stop paying you and your lawyer bills will bankrupt you, so you just have to take whatever shit they give you. That's how it works at my workplace at the moment, where we're not allowed to join a union on penalty of dismissal.
Unions, however, are there to provide a balance of power. They give the employee somewhere to go when the employer refuses to pay for public holidays or time worked, and to provide a lawyer to stand up for the individual when they need someone to.
Somebody has to stand up for the little guy, and the rich cunts who steal my wages sure aren't doing it. The only thing they're doing is stealing my wages. They've stolen more than $2500 in a year.
(Score: 2) by Jeremiah Cornelius on Monday May 18 2015, @03:15PM
Two words "Citizens United".
Third word: "Orwellian".
You're betting on the pantomime horse...
(Score: 2) by Jeremiah Cornelius on Monday May 18 2015, @03:18PM
Jesus, but aren't you low-wattage!
Those POOR VICTIMIZED corporations! Where will they be, without your lone voice of sanity - crying from the wilderness - for their defense!
Without you? They might be huddled under a bridge for warmth and shelter - while fat cat union bosses eat caviar off the gold plates they stole from Bank of America and General Motors.
You're betting on the pantomime horse...