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Lawmakers move to allow graduate research assistants to unionize
Illinois lawmakers are closer to sending Gov. J.B. Pritzker legislation that would allow for more college students at public universities to unionize.
Former Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed similar legislation last year.
State Rep. Will Guzzardi’s legislation would classify research assistants working in Illinois’ public universities as formal employees.
“All we’re doing is changing the definition of employee to include these people as employees,” the Chicago Democrat said. “These people are, by all accounts, and by your colleague’s admission, employees.”
Read more: https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/lawmakers-move-to-allow-graduate-research-assistants-to-unionize/article_cf0f6522-51a3-11e9-9fbe-bf6061814aa4.html