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Bottled up in committee as bargaining bill stalls again
Illinois teachers travel to Springfield for the annual lobby as Senate fails to discharge public employe collective bargaining bills from Labor and Commerce. Downstate and Chicago Democrats clash over reform while IEA and IFT support opposing measures. Also, House backs a disclosure law bill while a firearm permit advance notice measure clears committee.
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Richard H. Ieen
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Lucretia Kodlancos
Herrin
Illinois Senate
Senate
William Harris
Pontiac
Kathy Wheeler
Illinois Education Association
Senate Labor and Commerce Committee
Downstate
Chicago
Friends of Labor
Kenneth Buzbee
D Carbondale
Gene Johns
Marion
James Donnewald
D-Breese
Thomas Hynes
Richard M. Daley
Franks Savickas
Labor Committee
James Rupp
Decatur
John Davidson
Stanley Weaver
Urbana
Max Coffey
Charleston
IEA
Illinois Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Kenneth Hall
D-East St. Louis
IFT
Hall
Chicago Federation of Teachers
Chicago Board of Education
House
House Elections Committee
Illinois Board of Elections
Illinois Supreme Court