Chicago suburb becomes first ‘RTW Zone’ in Illinois

[Sherman A1]

Lincolnshire, IL – Illinois has its first “right to work zone” after a vote by trustees in this Chicago suburb. A legal challenge is expected to follow.

The village board of Lincolnshire passed an ordinance Dec. 14 establishing the RTW zone.

When the issue was being pushed earlier this year, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued a formal opinion saying such action can only be taken at the state level.

Illinois AFL-CIO political director Bill Looby expects the ordinance to be challenged in court.

http://labortribune.com/chicago-suburb-becomes-illinoiss-first-rtw-zone/

[ChazInAz]

1. They're going to regret that.

The village board of trustees needs to be canned.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Are They Big Enough To Invoke Home Rule?

I doubt it. Home rule was made very public when the drinking lower was lowered to 19 in the 70's. Some communities didn't want to do it, but unless you were over X population, you didn't have the choice of superseding state law with a stricter one.

Now, in some small communities, even bar owners agreed that they were only going to serve 21 and up so it was de facto law, but if any single owner decided to ignore that community preference, the town couldn't pass it law to make that illegal.

I know Lincolnshire isn't some rural dot on the map, but is it big enough to invoke home rule.