“””” Under Illinois law, the assistants are considered public employees for purposes of collective bargaining. See Illinois Public Labor Relations Act””””””
So they are considered employees of the state just enough to be forced to pay union dues. No other benefits.
Looks like it. Some States have forced families that receive disability payments for taking care of their children at home to pay some of those payments to a union. Daycares that receive partial payments from programs that help with working parent’s bills have been forced to pay unions. Public employee unions are evil.