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Illinois Governor prepares to hire “scabs” in response to state workers strike threat
HotAir ^ | 3/1/17 | Jazz Shaw

Posted on 03/01/2017 9:08:59 AM PST by AT7Saluki

There’s a fun little food fight breaking out in the state of Illinois this week which is sure to have public worker union advocates spitting nails. There was a recent vote among members of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees union authorizing a strike if Governor Bruce Rauner did not cave in to their demands. In response, the governor set up a new website inviting citizens to apply for government positions.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: governor; illinois; strike; union
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1 posted on 03/01/2017 9:08:59 AM PST by AT7Saluki
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To: AT7Saluki
AWESOME!
2 posted on 03/01/2017 9:10:56 AM PST by laweeks
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To: AT7Saluki

Ya think Rauner has “borrowed” some testosterone from Trump?


3 posted on 03/01/2017 9:10:58 AM PST by vette6387
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To: AT7Saluki

Time to end public sector unions.


4 posted on 03/01/2017 9:12:19 AM PST by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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To: AT7Saluki

Hope this gets a lot of media coverage, and that the demands by the public employee’s union, to a state that is virtually bankrupt, are put out there for everyone to know about. Hiring non-union workers in the event of a strike, just might bring this issue to a very dramatic flashpoint.


5 posted on 03/01/2017 9:13:14 AM PST by NEMDF
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To: AT7Saluki

OMG that would be great. Unions are unnecessary these days. Employees are treated better, have healthcare, many have 401Ks, paid vacations and holidays. Why pay dues?


6 posted on 03/01/2017 9:14:33 AM PST by McGavin999
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To: AT7Saluki

Given the bloody history of such things in Chicago, this will not end well.


7 posted on 03/01/2017 9:15:46 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: AT7Saluki

Awesome! Hire Free Men to replace the socialist-organized “labor” force!

Up with FREEDOM!

Down with the AFSCME!!!


8 posted on 03/01/2017 9:16:22 AM PST by NorthMountain (CNN is VERY Fake News)
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To: AT7Saluki

The “scabs” had better be well armed.


9 posted on 03/01/2017 9:16:28 AM PST by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: jiggyboy

Why use leftist terminology?


10 posted on 03/01/2017 9:17:45 AM PST by NorthMountain (CNN is VERY Fake News)
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To: vette6387

Mighty gutsy for Illinois grade GOP


11 posted on 03/01/2017 9:20:18 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: NorthMountain

Maybe the worst of these scabrous gangsters is that they don’t care if they bankrupt the state. Even Rauner isn’t tolerating that.


12 posted on 03/01/2017 9:23:10 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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Many years ago, I saw a pathetic handful of union strikers sitting outside the locked gate of a closed (very closed) factory with their faded "Unfair to Local Whatever" signs ...
13 posted on 03/01/2017 9:33:22 AM PST by NorthMountain (CNN is VERY Fake News)
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To: AT7Saluki

From the article:

But what are the specific demands driving the current negotiations to this precipice?

The state is asking the workers to pick up an increased share of their healthcare coverage premiums. The states union workers are receiving platinum level benefits while paying bronze level prices. On average, taxpayers pick up nearly $15,000 annually in health care costs for every AFSCME worker’s platinum-level plan.

State employees who work 20 years or more for the state also receive free health insurance during their retirement. This additional benefit has a cash value of anywhere from $200,000 to $500,000 for individual retirees, all paid for by taxpayers.

They are also upset that the governor would like to see overtime pay not begin until someone has actually worked 40 hours in a given week. Currently overtime begins after 37.5 hours.

The Horror! The Horror!

These people don’t get it-municipalities cannot do this. They are going to go broke.


14 posted on 03/01/2017 9:43:46 AM PST by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: AT7Saluki
Replace all of them with H-1Bs.
15 posted on 03/01/2017 9:54:16 AM PST by zeestephen
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If only GOV. RAUNER would have an epiphany concerning ABORTION.


16 posted on 03/01/2017 10:03:49 AM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: zeestephen

I suspect you could fire half the state workers and get better service from the state agencies. No need to replace.


17 posted on 03/01/2017 10:04:31 AM PST by JerryBlackwell (some animals are more equal than others)
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To: AT7Saluki

This is interesting because Caterpillar UAW contract just ended at midnight last night. Most labor plants are in IL and they working without a contract today. Union already approved a strike if necessary.


18 posted on 03/01/2017 10:14:15 AM PST by TopDeadCenter
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To: AT7Saluki

The union workers are just paying what they gain to their union bosses, it is just a con game and always has been.


19 posted on 03/01/2017 10:47:36 AM PST by ravenwolf (If the Bible does not say it in plain words, please don`t preach it to me.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

I live in Wheeling, IL, and I agree with your comment about abortion. Do you think that Gov. Rauner will sign the bill that will give tax money for abortions? If he signs it, do you hope that a conservative will run against him, in the primary? If so, who should run? If hope the ticket will be State Sen. Kyle McCarter and State Rep. Tom Morrison.


20 posted on 03/01/2017 11:22:44 AM PST by PhilCollins
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