Illinois freshman Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) drove a stake through the previous administration’s scheme for municipal right-to-work zones, signing legislation April 12 barring local units of government from restricting collective bargaining.
Surrounded by supporters from organized labor, Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1474, the Collective Bargaining Freedom Act. The new law (Public Act 101-003) prohibits local right-to-work ordinances and imposes penalties on units of local government and elected officials violating its requirements. A similar bill passed the Legislature in 2017, but then-Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) vetoed it.
The law also authorizes a private right of action for aggrieved ...
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