Specifically, the right-to-work means that employees are entitled to work in unionized workplaces without actually joining the union or paying regular union dues. They may also cancel their union membership at any time, without losing their jobs.
1, 2025. The new law prohibits employers from disciplining, discharging, penalizing, or threatening to discipline, discharge, or penalize employees for refusing to attend mandatory employer-sponsored meetings in which the employer communicates its opinion about religious or political matters.
So-called right to work laws allow workers in a unionized workplace to opt out of paying union dues, thus eroding the union's financial standing and its bargaining and political power.
To summarize, Illinois is not a right-to-work state. The state's legislative landscape reflects a commitment to collective bargaining, union rights, and labor relations characterized by negotiated agreements between employers and unions.
To summarize, Illinois is not a right-to-work state. The state's legislative landscape reflects a commitment to collective bargaining, union rights, and labor relations characterized by negotiated agreements between employers and unions.
Effective January 1, 2024, the minimum wage for non-tipped workers increased to $14.00 per hour (in compliance with State Law).
Effective July 1, 2024, the Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA) provides new protections for “independent contractors” who contract with any (non-governmental) person or entity to provide products or services in Illinois, or with an entity located in Illinois, worth at least $500 (either in a single contract or in ...
Get together with your co-workers who may share a common interest in organizing a union. Talk to a union organizer in order to strategize and to learn the next steps. Talk to your co-workers to build support for the union. Show that support through an election or a card-check once you have a strong majority.
Here's how to join. If you are a construction worker or a public employee, by joining together with coworkers to form a union with LIUNA. In the construction industry, by reaching out to a Local Union where you live or work. By working for an employer which already has a contract with LIUNA.
Welcome to the Illinois Labor Relations Board The statute guarantees the right of employees to organize and to bargain collectively with their employers or to refrain from all such activity.