Illinois Appellate Court ruling allows collective bargaining amendment to remain on the ballot
A three-judge panel of the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court affirmed Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow’s May 2022 denial of a petition to remove Amendment 1, the Right to Collective Bargaining Measure, from the ballot.
Background
Amendment 1 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that Illinois voters will decide on Nov. 8.
The amendment would add the following language to Article I of the Illinois Constitution:
- “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.”
- “The provisions of this Section are controlling over those of Section 6 of Article VII.”
In April 2022, two Chicago Public School teachers and two parents filed a petition and complaint in circuit court against the Illinois State Board of Elections, the...
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