Largest Ill. Employee Union Says Rauner’s Latest Executive Action is ‘Blatantly Illegal’

Source: KMOX

John Gregory

ILLINOIS (IRN) – The relationship between the governor and Illinois’ largest state employee union is going from bad from worse.

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s move to eliminate “fair share” payments from public sector employees who opt out of joining a union, but still get benefits from collective bargaining, is “blatantly illegal,” according to AFSCME Council 31 spokesman Anders Lindall.

“The governor cannot flout the law, ignore the law, or set the law aside because he personally disagrees with it,” Lindall said.

Lindall says these “fair share” payments are less than full-fledged union dues, and cover only the cost of negotiating and administering the union’s contracts.

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