Illinois voters enshrine collective bargaining into state constitution

[RandySF]

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[David__77]

1. More of this!

Seriously.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Good counter to the "Right to Work" for less states...

[republianmushroom]

3. I like it

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Is This Accurate?

Of course, I voted yes, but I read yesterday that all votes weren't counted yet.
Now, at that time the vote was 58.5 Yes, 41.5 No.
So, without knowing how many uncounted votes are out there, I can't project.
It looks good, and AFL/CIO declared victory. But, I don't think it's official yet.

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. Yes., though not yet certified.

https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_Amendment_1,_Right_to_Collective_Bargaining_Measure_(2022)

Election results

Illinois Amendment 1
Result Votes Percentage
Yes 2,102,072 58.14%
No 1,513,551 41.86%

Precincts reporting: 99%
Election results are unofficial until certified. These results were last updated on November 12, 2022 at 7:08:28 AM Eastern Time.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Thanks

Yeah, with those numbers it's a certainty. Official-ish, I guess!

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. Yeah.

You're welcome.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. The opposition here claimed that passage would increase real estate taxes as a scare tactic.

Crap like this:

"Despite proponents’ claims, Amendment 1 would give union rights only to state and local government workers – who make up just 7% of Illinois adults. It would give $2,100 property tax hikes to everyone.

"Proponents of Amendment 1, also known as the “Workers’ Rights Amendment,” misleadingly claim it will guarantee “every Illinoisan” the right to unionize and bargain. In fact, they insist the amendment “protects all Illinoisans, on the job and off.”

"So what will Amendment 1 do for workers in the private sector? It will raise their property taxes over $2,100 – and that’s a conservative estimate."

Fortunately, the voters approved the amendment.


https://www.illinoispolicy.org/workers-rights-amendment-would-hike-workers-property-taxes-by-2100/

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Had Guys At Golf Course...

...talking about voting no because the property tax thing.
I told them the number made no sense, because all it did was protect 1 in 14 people in the whole state and the state wasn't having to pay anything extra.
It was so obviously made up I said they should be embarrassed they fell for it.

[greatauntoftriplets]

10. Exactly.

It made no sense, but people believed it.