Letter: Stand up to Rauner's anti-union efforts - Opinion - The State Journal-Register - Springfield, IL

 

• I get the idea Gov. Rauner has no interest in seeing the existence of any union in Illinois continue as we know it.

  He pretends to want to give property owners some relief through a bill that also includes language exempting municipalities from adhering to prevailing wage laws concerning contract bids. That bill was voted down. I'm sure he now will say it's the unions that are keeping us from getting our taxes lowered.

  Why doesn't he offer a bill concerning property taxes with no strings tied to it? Probably because he knows that is irresponsible and will make the budget hole even bigger. Every move he makes is aimed at getting rid of unions and making this a right-to-work state.

  Do people understand why unions were formed in the first place? To keep people like him from taking advantage and to give workers a say at their place of employment. He wants to make it so that unions don't have the money to fight for the workers they represent. Rauner has all the money he would ever need, but he says it isn't fair for us to band together to try to make our lives better through collective bargaining.

  Stand together, state workers and union families. Make Rauner a one-term governor. Call and email your lawmakers and oppose his legislation and tactics. Contact the governor, too. There are better ways to balance the budget than on the backs of the people who provide services to the public.

  Gary Shepherd

  Springfield

• The State Journal-Register

  Writer

  Posted Jun. 29, 2015 at 10:02 PM

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