Photo caption: Illinois House Speaker Emanuel 'Chris' Welch House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, has filed legislation that would, for the first time in Illinois, authorize legislative staff to form a union and engage in collective bargaining. House Bill 4148, creating the Legislative Employee Labor Relations Act, comes in response to a monthslong effort by … Speaker Welch says he hopes to pass bill in upcoming veto session Read More »
