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    News Article ● Labor

    Illinois: Pritzker administration still won’t reveal unemployment fraud estimate

    February 12, 2022 // From the third quarter of 2020 through the second quarter of 2021, a spreadsheet from the U.S. Department of Labor shows Illinois’ fraud rate for unemployment payouts was 8.4% of $5.1 billion, an indication of nearly $430 million in fraud during that time period.

    Center Square Covid COVID-19 relief DOL fraud fraud estimates Greg Bishop House Appropriations Committee IDES IDES Acting Director Kristin Richards Illinois Department of Employment Security Illinois Legislative Audit Commission JB Pritzker Pandemic second quarter of 2021 State Rep. Brad Halbrook State Rep. Fred Crespo State Rep. Marty McLaughlin stopped 2 million fraudulent claims third quarter 2020 trust fund debt unemployment benefits unemployment fraud

    News Article ● Unionization

    First responders across Illinois seeking freedom from unions

    February 8, 2022 // Paramedics and EMTs at the Galesburg Hospitals Ambulance Service are seeking to exercise their right to vote Teamsters Local 627 out of power at the workplace, a growing trend around the country.

    Allied Central Coast truckers blocking charges California Center Square Chicago decertification Del Rio dues EMTs first responders Frito-Lay salesmen Galesburg Hospitals Ambulance Service Illinois Janus v. AFSCME Kevin Bessler Local 627 Mark Mix National Labor Relations Board Nick Salzmann paramedics part-time public-sector employees Rush University maintenance workers Santa Maria SEIU Service Employees International Union Teamsters Teamsters Local 627 Texas unions