OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

JB Pritzker Statement on Janus v. AFSCME

Statement

Date: June 27, 2018
Location: Chicago, IL
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action Judicial Branch

Today, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Janus in the workers' rights case Janus v. AFSCME. In response, JB Pritzker issued the following statement:

"I am appalled by today's Supreme Court ruling on Janus v. AFSCME," said JB Pritzker. "While Bruce Rauner relentlessly pursued this special interest agenda, our state was decimated by his manufactured 736-day budget crisis. This is just another example of Rauner partnering with anti-worker special interest groups like the Illinois Policy Institute and the National Right to Work Foundation to pursue his own agenda over the best interests of working families. Illinois needs a governor who understands that unions built our middle class, not one who fights to undermine our workers at every turn. The fight is far from over and when I'm governor, Illinois' working families will have a champion and an ally who will stand with them in the workplace and on the picket line."


Source
arrow_upward