RIGHT TO WORK

PAS S E D

As of printing of this issue, it appears the Workers’ Rights Amendment was ratified by Illinois’ voters. This is a huge victory for working people in Illinois. Upon verification of ratification, the newly minted addition to the Illinois Bill of Rights will become effective January 1, 2022. MAP has assembled a team of lawyers and labor advocates who continue to consider the impact this landmark constitutional protection will have on our members and potential new members. THE NEW ARTICLE 1, SECTION 25 READS: SECTION 25. WORKERS' RIGHTS (a) Employees shall have the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours, and working conditions, and to protect their economic welfare and safety at work. No law shall be passed that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and work place safety, including any law or ordinance that prohibits the execution or application of agreements between employers and labor organizations that represent employees requiring membership in an organization as a condition of employment.

(b) The provisions of this Section are controlling over those of Section 6 of Article VII.

Opponents of labor have vowed to litigate against this important worker protection. So far, all litigation efforts by anti-worker groups have been unsuccessful to date. We will offer a more robust update in the next issue. MAP is grateful to its staff and members who worked so hard to make this important constitutional protection a reality.

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