Another Blow To Illinois' Business Climate

ANOTHER BLOW TO ILLINOIS' BUSINESS CLIMATE

Illinois Senate passed HB2987 which will codify into law Governor Quinn's Executive Order on Project Labor Agreements. While we have been battling this issue on many fronts to prevent its passage, once again members of our General Assembly voted NOT for what's right for the taxpayers of Illinois but for the special interest groups who fund their campaigns. Please note that NO Republicans voted in support of this bill and that Democrat Senators Garrett and Sullivan were a no vote. Also note that the Senate Sponsor, Senator Toi Hutchinson, received hundreds of thousands of dollars from labor unions during her campaign...please take a look at: http://www.votesmart.org/finance.php?can_id=110916 ere are 15 pages of campaign contributing (going down to as low as $13.00) and the $55K is just on the first page.

Labor and construction contributions total over $225K out of a total of $1.3 million. Considering the Democratic Party donated over $656K, the unions are her biggest campaign contributors. Between the North Central Illinois Laborers District Council and the Illinois Laborers - she received over $55K just in September and October 2010 alone. There are 15 pages of campaign contributions (going down to as low as $13.00) and the $55K is just on the first page.
http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=116917


This type of "union payback" must be stopped, please get involved in the next election cycle! Senator Hutchinson's contact information is:

Springfield Office:
Senator 40th District
119 A Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-7419
(217) 557-3930 FAX

District Office:
hutchinson@senatedem.state.il.us
222 Vollmer Rd, Suite 1D
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
(708) 756-0882
(708) 756-0885 Fax


While it may be improbable, we must contact Governor Quinn and request that he NOT sign this bill into law. To contact Governor Quinn, please call or write to:


Office of the Governor
207 State House
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-0244
TTY: 888-261-3336

Chicago Office:
James R. Thompson Center
100 W Randolf, 16-100
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-2121 Phone