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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Unions set to oppose council move backing Rauner changes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img width=750 height=422 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D080E5.D6D4C9C0" alt="Description: Gov. Bruce Rauner"></span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Gov. Bruce Rauner fields questions April 20, 2015, regarding the nonprofit Chicago Public Education Fund’s connection to a no-bid Chicago Public Schools contract being investigated by federal prosecutors. (Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>By <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/chi-suzanne-baker-20150126-staff.html"><span style='color:blue'>Suzanne Baker</span></a> and <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/chi-susan-carlman-staff.html"><span style='color:blue'>Susan Frick Carlman</span></a> Naperville Sun <a href="mailto:subaker@tribpub.com?subject=Regarding%20Unions%20set%20to%20oppose%20council%20move%20backing%20Rauner%20changes"><span style='color:blue'>contact the reporter</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Gov. Bruce Rauner's "Turnaround Agenda" has no place in local policy, union leaders say<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/chicago-suburbs/naperville-CHIS0050-topic.html" title=Naperville><span style='color:blue'>Naperville</span></a> City Council members will be asked Tuesday evening to support key provisions of Illinois Gov. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/politics-government/government/bruce-rauner-PEPLT0009070-topic.html" title="Bruce Rauner"><span style='color:blue'>Bruce Rauner</span></a>'s "Turnaround Agenda" – and not to.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-council-preview-st-0419-20150419-story.html"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 height=169 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D080E5.D6D4C9C0" alt="Description: Mayor and council poised for final meeting together"></span></a><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-council-preview-st-0419-20150419-story.html"><span style='color:blue'>Mayor and council poised for final meeting together </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The City Council will take up a resolution that endorses repeal of the state's prevailing wage laws and transfer of some state-level functions to local authorities, such as decisions involving collective bargaining. The measure, opposed by area labor organizations, also takes aim at unfunded state mandates, gives local government a stronger voice in pension reform and pushes for cost-cutting changes in workers compensation laws.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>"It was reformed in 2011 but it has not resulted in savings to businesses that everyone thought it would," said City Manager Doug Krieger, who crafted the resolution and called it a "much-abbreviated" version of the governor's priorities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The edited policy stance represents provisions that already have been reviewed and supported by the City Council as part of the current year's lineup of legislative priorities. Krieger said the revision was made at the request of council member and Mayor-elect Steve Chirico.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-rauner-union-protest-st-0422-20150420-story.html"><span style='color:blue'>lRelated </span></a></span><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-fish-stock-st-0422-20150420-story.html"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=150 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D080E5.D6D4C9C0" alt="Description: Naperville Scout starts project to honor late mentor"></span></a><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-fish-stock-st-0422-20150420-story.html"><span style='color:blue'>Naperville Sun</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-fish-stock-st-0422-20150420-story.html"><span style='color:blue'>Naperville Scout starts project to honor late mentor</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-rauner-union-protest-st-0422-20150420-story.html"><span style='color:blue'>See all related</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-rauner-union-protest-st-0422-20150420-story.html"><span style='color:blue'>8</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Union representatives don't see much to like in the proposal, which is titled "A resolution in support of local government empowerment and reform." Some workers' groups, including the Countryside-based unit of the Illinois Union of Operating Engineers, are urging the rank and file to turn up and sound off Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>"They let us know that they plan to have a presence here at the council meeting," said city spokeswoman Linda LaCloche.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>According to IUOE Local 150 spokesman Ed Maher, the unit is one of assorted labor organizations in the state that are asking their members to educate themselves on the agenda and let their local governments know what they think.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-district-203-budget-0419-20150418-story.html"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 height=169 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D080E5.D6D4C9C0" alt="Description: District 203 cuts could make way for tech"></span></a><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-district-203-budget-0419-20150418-story.html"><span style='color:blue'>District 203 cuts could make way for tech </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>"We've seen where boards will rubber-stamp this and later regret it, not really knowing what it will mean," Maher said, predicting the legislation would hurt local economies by taking money out of middle class families' budgets. "When they become aware, when they see people from their communities coming in and saying, 'This is going to harm my family, this is going to take dollars out of the local tax base,' they see that it is not a good thing."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The presidents of the Naperville Unit Education Association and the Indian Prairie Education Association also are rallying their memberships to voice opposition to the resolution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In a message to the NUEA, which represents School District 203 teachers, union President Mark Bailey called on every available Naperville resident to attend the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-rauner-union-protest-st-0422-20150420-story.html"><span style='color:blue'>cComments</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-rauner-union-protest-st-0422-20150420-story.html"><span style='color:blue'>Got something to say? Start the conversation and be the first to comment.</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-rauner-union-protest-st-0422-20150420-story.html"><span style='color:blue'>Add a comment</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-rauner-union-protest-st-0422-20150420-story.html"><span style='color:blue'>0</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>"The draft endorses allowing local voters to (illegally) redefine collective bargaining rights for any local unit of government (schools, parks, courts, etc.). It also endorses limits on public workers' compensation and injury claims," Bailey said in his message.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>"Besides the fact that Rauner's plan is illegal, it is also fundamentally unfair. It does not place limits on corporate tax giveaways, nor does it limit the pay of executives (which is over 300 times worker pay, on average) or government consultants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>"This illustrates that Rauner's agenda is not to save the state money. He simply wants to make it easier for the rich to make more money at the expense of everyone else."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A similar request is going out in the Indian Prairie School District 204.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>"We have put out a call to action for our teachers to show up," said IPEA President Paul Gamboa.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>NUEA and IPEA back a counter resolution from the Labor Coalition, of which Illinois Education Association and National Education Association are members.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The counter resolution says the "creation of right to work (for less) zones, repeal of prevailing wage requirements on construction projects and elimination of standardized subjects of bargaining would create a 'race to the bottom' that would reduce the pay of our community's workforce and, therefore, harm the local businesses dependent upon local customers."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Labor Coalition warns that right-to-work laws are the jurisdiction of state, not local, government and a municipality could face legal challenges if such an ordinance were enacted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Maher echoed that thought, citing recent research that found labor expenses represent 21 percent of the construction costs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>"Repealing the prevailing wage is just cutting wages. By pushing to cut wages, you're targeting middle class families and taking food off their table," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Describing the resolution as "a false promise," Maher said it will face its demise if people recognize what it is, and isn't.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>"Things like right-to-work laws don't save anybody money," he said, noting that some decision making bodies are opting not to act on the governor's request. "It gets tabled. They say, 'We're not going to revisit this.'"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>