Tag Archives: Collective Bargaining

Debt Option #2: Amend the Constitution

Posted on January 6, 2019 by WordPress.com Support

The previous post dealt with a proposal to address the issue of our debt, laying out a “front-loaded” increase in payments to our pension debt so as to avoid ever-increasing payments due in future years. That post was written under … Continue reading →

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Finding Out What’s In a Contract Before You Have to Pay For It

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Steve Reick

In 2014, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) sponsored a bill (H.B. 4268) that would have provided transparency to the collective bargaining process between school districts and their union employees. The bill was co-sponsored by 3 of McHenry County’s representatives: Mike Tryon … Continue reading →

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