Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee

A new law is clearing the way for more wind farm work in Illinois! Thank you to JB Pritzker for signing it, and thank you to Ann M. Williams - State Representative and Senator Bill Cunningham for sponsoring this important legislation that will help create good jobs for Laborers. https://will.illinois.edu/news/story/illinois-law-streamlines-zoning-process-for-wind-farms

A big "Thank you!" to Gov. JB Pritzker for signing the Collective Bargaining Freedom Act on Friday. This law, sponsored by State Senator Ram Villivalam and State Representative Lance Yednock, makes it clear that local governments cannot pass Right-to-Work (for Less) laws that are meant to hurt workers and weaken unions. We appreciate all that Gov. Pritzker, Sen. Villivalam and Rep. Yednock do to fight for working families.

Pritzker signs law barring local right-to-work zones Gov. J.B Pritzker on Friday signed legislation barring local governments from establishing right-to-work zones, areas where people can work for a company

Thank you to Rep. Will Guzzardi and State Senator Kimberly A. Lightford for fighting to raise the minimum wage to $15/hr by 2025, and thank you to Gov. JB Pritzker for making this issue one of your first priorities. This increase in the minimum wage will inject more money into our local economies and benefit ALL workers. Illinois is back on the side of working families and we know there are more great things to come!

The Illinois House of Representatives is now considering passage of , which would increase the state's from $8.25 to $15 per hour over 6 years.

The Illinois Senate just voted to give 1.4 Illinoisans a raise by supporting Gov JB Pritzker's campaign promise of increasing the by a vote of 39-18. SB1 increases the minimum wage from $8.25 to $15 per hour over 6 years. It now goes to the Illinois House for consideration.