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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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Can anyone remember when the times were not hard, and money not scarce?
(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.