AFL-CIO Bails on 'Agreed Bill' Process

The Illinois AFL-CIO told Gov. J.B. Pritzker that it is withdrawing from the agreed-bill process for revising work comp and unemployment laws, saying its good-faith participation is not being reciprocated in other states. The informal process of bringing labor and business groups together to agree on legislative changes dates back to the 1980s and remained a state standard for nearly four decades, AFL-CIO President Tim Drea and Secretary-Treasurer Pat Devaney wrote in a Sept. 29 letter to the governor posted by theillinoize.com. "Unfortunately, Illinois labor's consistent good-f...