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* From the governor’s office…

Hi, Rich:

Boone County and Taylorville both passed the resolution.

Thanks!

ck

Marseilles City Council unanimously rejects Rauner anti-worker resolution and passes a pro-worker resolution.

* I didn’t see anything online about either Boone County or Taylorville, but I did find some Marseilles news…

Without discussion, the Marseilles City Council unanimously rejected Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Illinois Turnaround plan Wednesday night and passed a nonbinding resolution, which will be forwarded to officials in Springfield.

Mayor Jim Trager said the resolution was “a carbon copy” of the resolution passed May 5 by the Ottawa City Council.

Provisions of the resolution include:

* “Passage of a local ‘right-to-work’ ordinance would undoubtedly generate legal challenges that our government would have to fruitlessly defend at a significant cost to taxpayers.”

* “Prevailing wage laws create a level playing field for local construction contractors by forcing out-of-state contractors to bid on projects based on the skill and efficiency of their workplace, not how far they can drive down wages and benefits.”

* “By benefiting local contractors, prevailing wage laws greatly increase the likelihood that construction workers from our community will be employed on the projects that their tax dollars and those of our other taxpayers fund.”

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:14 am

Comments

Schrimpf is having a better day in the Rauner Resolution War Room. As Meat Loaf sings, two out of three ain’t bad.

Comment by Norseman Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:17 am
Whoa - Taylorville?! That community’s politics at the state level have really changed over the last 5 years.

Comment by Team Sleep Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:24 am
Taylorville is a shocker! That is an old “coal town”. I wonder if it was passes in a shady manner (like Charleston)?

Comment by 3rd Party Needed Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:27 am
Norseman:

Exactly how many votes in the legislature do the Boone County or Taylorville resolutions swing?

This little entry on Pyrrhic defeat theory seems helpful:

Pyrrhic defeat theory is the idea that those with the power to change a system, benefit from the way it currently works.

In criminology, pyrrhic defeat theory is a way of looking at criminal justice policy. It suggests that the criminal justice system’s intentions are the very opposite of common expectations; it functions the way it does in order to create a specific image of crime: one in which it is actually a threat from the poor. However, to justify the truth of the idea there must be some substance to back it up. The system needs to fight crime, to some extent at least, but to an amount only to control it and ensure it stays in a prominent position in the public eye, not enough to eliminate it.

I think it is fair to conclude that Rauner’s attacks on organized labor are designed to fail because they are so poorly designed, continuously fail, and yet continue. But is so doing 1) distract us from his failures to enact a budget and 2) attempt to further define unions as the root of our problem.

Comment by Juvenal Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:27 am
“Hi, ‘ck’:

You coukd be doing more important things, but… why start now.

Glad to see the exclamation mark after ‘thanks’ is back, and the lower case ‘ck’ is more friendly too. Yea!

Thanks!
ow”

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:31 am
Boone county is home to chrysler’s Belvidere assembly plant. Wonder how this will play with UAW members?

Comment by Soccermom Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:34 am
Juvenal, you must be mistaking me for a Raunerbot. The resolution is a joke dreamed up by the highly overpaid superstar staffers.

Comment by Norseman Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:45 am
Sleep, I couldn’t agree more. Christian County was a D bastion, along with Macoupin and Montgomery. Other than in runaway races we Rs didn’t win those counties

Comment by steve schnorf Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:53 am
My ancestors, Christian County Democrats all, are collectively spinning in their graves.

Comment by Collinsville Kevin Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 9:56 am
there’s a grave in the Taylorville cemetery that says “Harry Jones - Martyr - Progressive Mine Workers of America.” how times have changed.

Comment by Homer J. Quinn Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 10:04 am
Why is the Gov’s office still trying to keep score on this? This is like the Washington Generals putting out a “best of” tape against the Globetrotters.

Comment by Gabe Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 10:07 am
^^ Hilarious analogy.

Comment by Anon Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 10:15 am
Democrats told Rauner and his few super-rich supporters where to “put” right to work. The RTW push is radicalism in this state that just invites resistance and entrenchment from its opponents. It’s a needless snag during this very precarious budget time.

Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 11:50 am
Taylorville is a surprise as it has a Republican Patronage Army Center…..a prison! With corrupt union jobs and Free Gov’ment Pensions and Healthcare.

Comment by Jack Stephens Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 11:57 am
Jack Stephens - Which union jobs are corrupt and what evidence do you have to substantiate your claims? Who is receiving a free pension? Please provide your data.

Comment by veritas Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 12:18 pm
The once vibrant downtown in Taylorville is gone and has been replaced by loan stores, pawn shops, tattoo parlors and video gaming. This is the mind set there now so the vote is not surprising. Sad but not surprising.

Comment by ToughGuy Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 1:53 pm
What do you know, a couple of tiny victories and governor’s office is trumpeting them early in the morning versus their radio silence on the daily drumbeat of overall defeat. Pathetic.

Comment by Precinct Captain Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 3:01 pm
===a couple of tiny victories===

Taylorville is significant considering its history.

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 3:03 pm
You’re toying with the narrative. A lot of places have been hit hard by a tough economy. They’re open to trying something.

Comment by A guy Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 3:11 pm
Someone that grew up in Taylorville and moved away would be shocked if they returned today. I wish I could say this surprised me, but the town has steadily moved backward in time for the last decade.

It will be interesting to see what pro-union, Taylorville native Rep. Rodney Davis has to say about this.

Comment by Jimmy Baseball Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 3:57 pm
Dude, we say the same thing about DuPage County for the opposite reason. lol

Comment by A guy Thursday, May 21, 15 @ 5:15 pm