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Rauner (R-IL): 'Right to work zones' are first-year priority
http://www.sj-r.com/article/20150127/News/150129519Gov. Bruce Rauner said Tuesday he wants to prioritize creating "right-to-work zones" in economically depressed areas where local officials could decide whether union fees would be voluntary for local workers.
The new Republican governor insisted he wasn't pushing for a statewide law like GOP-backed statutes fiercely opposed by Democrats in other states. But he said some communities in union-friendly Illinois could benefit from the flexibility to attract businesses.
"The states that are already growing don't force unionization into their economy," Rauner told an audience at Richland Community College in Decatur, a city he said could benefit from such a plan.
"I'm not advocating Illinois becoming a right-to-work state, but I do advocate (for) local governments being allowed to decide whether they're right-to-work zones," he said.
The new Republican governor insisted he wasn't pushing for a statewide law like GOP-backed statutes fiercely opposed by Democrats in other states. But he said some communities in union-friendly Illinois could benefit from the flexibility to attract businesses.
"The states that are already growing don't force unionization into their economy," Rauner told an audience at Richland Community College in Decatur, a city he said could benefit from such a plan.
"I'm not advocating Illinois becoming a right-to-work state, but I do advocate (for) local governments being allowed to decide whether they're right-to-work zones," he said.
Let me guess. His definition of "economically depressed" is any place in Illinois whose ZIP code starts with a 6.
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