Railroad workers have been without a contract for 3 years.
They’re on call 24/7, work 80+ hour weeks, have zero sick days.
Their whole lives are dictated by the whims of the rail carriers.
Statement from IL Legislative LGBTQ caucus and @EqualityILL on State Farm Insurance dropping support for @GenderCool after more right-wing hate attacks on the Trans community. In Illinois we stand strongly with our Trans neighbors and against book bans and silencing our voices
Thank you @GovPritzker for being a strong unwavering ally to our LGBTQ+ community. In Illinois our families get support and respect, instead of having our humanity and existence demonized for political gain. #ProudIllinoisan🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇸
For the second half of our Saturday door knocking, @KieranCFitz and I gathered signatures for @OmarAquinoIL2 @Delia4Congress and others. Its been a long day at the doors but a good one!
Petition season, believe it or not, is still going on. @KieranCFitz and I began our day knocking near Winnemac Park for @eileendordek, who is running to succeed Greg Harris in the 13th House District!
Special shout-out to Kieran Fitzgerald for getting 1,103 signatures for candidates up and down the ballot.
Kieran's a shining example of civic engagement!
No one else on this stage will talk about term limits, a bad idea that empowers lobbyists and incentivizes elected officials to govern with an even closer eye on how their voting record sets them up for their next job
During his time in the Legislature, Leader Harris has championed reforms to expand access to health care and critical services for our state’s most vulnerable residents and led the charge to ensure marriage equality in Illinois.
Balanced budget
Pay $1.4 billion old bills
$375 million more for schools
Tax cuts to 300,000 small businesses
Largest ever capital plan
$100 million to DCFS
Create 100,000 new jobs
$400 million rural broadband
Incentives for business and job creation
https://t.co/FjKaxmQ0SH
I just passed HB465 unanimously in the House. This bill regulates PBMs and insurance companies, bans copay accumulators and anti-consumer practices, protects locally owned independent pharmacies and requires drug price transparency. @ILPharmacists@AIDSChicago#twill
Pundits: Dems have no message
Dems: We will protect your healthcare, Republicans will take it away
Pundits: Why don't Dems have a message?
Partly this is because "Dems in disarray" is a narrative that never dies. But it's also because many pundits hate talking about policy
To take one example, Toyota made about *20 times* more revenue than Tesla did in 2017. It makes as many cars in *3 days* as Tesla does in a *year*. How many glossy profiles have you read of Takeshi Uchiyamada or Akio Toyoda?