General Assembly approves union-backed strike/lockout bill [View all]

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Herald Review

KURT ERICKSON

SPRINGFIELD – Big Labor's latest answer to Gov. Bruce Rauner's tough talk about unions breezed through the Illinois Senate Saturday.

Under legislation approved on a partisan 38-17 vote, state workers would be prohibited from going on strike or being locked out of their jobs if negotiations on a new contract reach an impasse.

The proposal would allow either side in labor talks to declare an impasse, starting a process in which the contract would be sent to binding arbitration.

Democrats who backed the measure said the proposed law comes in response to the Republican governor's public stance on ongoing talks with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union.

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