(Illinois) Unions must be paid dues while 'fair share' case plays out, judge rules

[Eugene]

Source: Chicago Tribune

A downstate judge ruled Friday that Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration must give dues paid by nonmembers to unions while a legal challenge on the issue plays out.

Rauner had issued an executive order seeking to block the so-called "fair share" fees, but unions sued to overturn the edict. They asked a judge to free up the money pending the outcome of the case, which Associate Judge Christopher Kolker of St. Clair County Circuit Court granted Friday.

"We continue to believe that the governor's executive order is meant to weaken the right of state employees to have effective union representation," Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael Carrigan said in a statement. "We're pleased that all fair share agreements will now be honored while our legal challenge is pending."

A spokesman for Rauner said the move was part of an agreement the administration struck with unions to give them access to the money in exchange for an expedited timeline to move the case along.

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Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-unions-ruling-met-0411-20150410-story.html

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By Monique Garcia
Chicago Tribune
APRIL 10, 2015 9:39 PM | SPRINGFIELD

[mikekohr]

1. One and out.

[ibewlu606]

2. Kicked!

It is ony fair that a person who is represented by a union, help fund their representation. I was speaking to a colleague yesterday who was telling me how his local ran a campaign to represent a group of 40 linemen. They won the election, and signed a contract with benefits, better pay and working conditions. Then all 40 refused to join the union even after all the union got them. That is what it is like to be a union organizer in "right to work" Florida.

[sueh]

3. Good for the unions!

[Oldtimeralso]

4. This is good for unions

Someone needs to put Governor Ruiner in his place.

[Stellar]

5. K&R