Illinois Governor JB Pritzker joined State Legislators, Labor Leaders and Union Members to sign a Bill package at the Illinois AFL-CIO Headquarters in Springfield that protects Illinois Workers and supports Organized Labor. The legislation preserves current pay standards and Worker protections against Federal rollbacks from the Trump Administration. The law also requires the Illinois Department of Labor to replace any repealed Federal Occupational Safety Standard with a State Standard to protect Workers across the State. And the law amends the Prevailing Wage Act to ensure when Federal Construction Projects are administered by a State or local government, Workers are paid the Illinois Prevailing Wage whenever it is higher than the Federal rate. Governor JB Pritzker said: “This legislation protects Illinois Workers from the Trump administration’s assault on Labor, because our Workers can’t afford to be subject to the whims of corruption and chaos in Washington.”

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