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* Once again, the governor’s office has no local “right to work” resolution results to report. Livingston County Board members decided last week to remove the Rauner resolution from its agenda, but hundreds of people showed up last night and the board allowed public comments…

The twice-postponed Livingston County Board meeting finally took place within the Pontiac Township High School gymnasium Thursday evening, and the Board rolled right through its regular agenda.

The public commentary session near the end, however, doubled the length of the meeting as a number of union activists, of the hundreds filling the bleachers, spoke out against right-to-work, prevailing wage, and the encompassing Turnaround Agenda proposed by Gov. Bruce Rauner.

The Turnaround Agenda advisory vote was taken off the County Board’s revised agenda for the rescheduled Thursday night meeting despite its appearance on the prior agenda.

Still, union workers filled the high school’s parking lot by 5 p.m., and shortly before the meeting took place an hour later, most filed into the building and squeezed into the bleachers of Crowley Gymnasium on either side of the County Board members, who stretched in a line at the south end of the gym.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 10:48 am

Comments

“Hi ck-

We all miss your updates. You could attach a list of those places that aren’t a “yes”. Have a good weekend.

Thanks,
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Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 10:51 am
Poor Rauner staff, at least this was an idea with measurable progress. I wonder what they do all day with no ideas.

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 10:54 am
Are they not updating because they don’t have any news that works for them, or because they’ve finally seen the inherit folly of the “daily tally” exercise?

Comment by Arsenal Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 10:57 am
If it makes Governor Rauner happy, he could play a modded version of Simcity where everyone passes his lower wages agenda.

Comment by Precinct Captain Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 10:58 am
Thank you Precinct Captain for that one. Im still laughing

Comment by Aschockedobserver Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 11:06 am
Hahahahahahaha

Comment by Anon Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 11:08 am
Lots of support………Union support. He is stoking the fire of the Union faithful. Its only a matter of time before he gets burned.

Comment by BlameBruceRauner Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 11:11 am
No update?

Didnt the guv’s peeps at least get some photos of all the buses rolling into Livingston County to disgorge the hundreds of out-of-town agitators?

How could they miss such a spectacle?

I, for one, would like to know where these Bolshies are coming from. Pyongyang is my guess.

Comment by Wordslinger Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 11:12 am
Faux Rauner response: The corrupt union bosses bussed, trained and flew corrupt union shills from all over the country to overwhelm the innocent RTW loving peoples of Livingston County.

(Little birdie says that the superstar staffers in the Rauner Resolution War Room are banging their heads on the desks because of the poor response. One was heard saying, “we’re going to lose our phoney baloney jobs gentleman and Arduin.”)

Comment by Norseman Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 11:15 am
I noticed the Turnaround tour stops tapered off a little this week. The Gov’s people must read the papers.

Comment by Politix Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 11:22 am
I read in Suburban Life that the Kane County Board meeting turned testy on Wednesday evening. Why?! The Turnaround Agenda and right-to-work.

http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2015/04/20/crowds-pack-county-meeting-voice-opposition-to-rauners-plan/ajegpkj/

Comment by Team Sleep Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 11:24 am
The vote at the toll road yesterday sure sounded like the turnaround pledge , they should put that in Rauners score sheet

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 11:51 am
I brother in law is an AFSCME rep. He mentioned to me last week that before Rauner became Governor there were over 400 fair share workers in his agency but as of last week there were around 160. I think Union membership will increase under Rauner.

Comment by The Dude Abides Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 11:56 am
=== Blueroomstream retweeted Bruce Rauner ‏ … Great to … open the 48th Chicago Business Opportunity Fair ===

Stop by our “How to Bust a Union” booth while you’re here.

Comment by Norseman Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 12:08 pm
Precinct Captain enjoyed the reference. I am an analyst, and me and a couple of my coworkers have come up with an idea that would fit nicely with your comment. Ever since GTA V came out, we’ve discussed creating a version called Grand Theft Otto set in Illinois. Maybe creating RTW zones could be one of the side missions.

Comment by Kurt in Springfield Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 12:50 pm
This approach wasn’t well thought out by Rauner’s team. Union members & activists will always give the appearance of more opposition than support. That is a good thing to know before picking a public fight.

Comment by Outsider Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 1:12 pm
Some wise commentors have suggested that Rauner would benefit from a walkout but not a lockout this summer. Perhaps this is stoking the fire for what he hopes will be a walkout?

Comment by Bradley A. Zahn Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 1:18 pm
Unions were created because of people just like Rauner.

Comment by AnonymousOne Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 1:58 pm
I’ve never had so many coworkers coming to me voluntarily and signing up. We’ve actually delayed going to each Fair Share employee since it seems Rauner is doing a better job signing them up for us than we ever did.

Thanks Bruce!

Comment by VanillaMan Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 2:04 pm
He WANTS a walkout. That will just further justify his statements about the villainous state workers. AFSCME won’t walk-out, that would just be playing into his hands. He will have to lock us out, which is highly possible.

Comment by anonymous Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 2:08 pm
Rauner should seek legislation giving the governor the right to appoint county board and city council members. Then he could get the vote he wants as he did at the Tollway.
All this democracy is too much

Comment by Truthteller Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 3:08 pm
Truthteller: Blago went on record as being disappointed that we live in a democracy. I think that attitude is worse than any made up crime (not going along with the program, being a goof and interfering with the first black president’s reputation) he got convicted of. I hated Blago but that jury, in exit interviews had the combined I.Q. of Sakrete and dirt.

Comment by Fairlane Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 4:06 pm
47 has pointed it out before, but Rauner is dying for a Madison-like protest at the Dome.

Make him look like a big swinging thing in the circles he cares about. Get big fat sloppy kisses on the WSJ edit page.

That’s what the dude’s all about.

Although some would disagree, more like
Fredo than Sonny.

“I want respect!”

Comment by Wordslinger Friday, Apr 24, 15 @ 4:27 pm