Illinois residents will soon being voting on whether to amend the state’s Constitution to allow for a progressive income tax, which has been called the “Fair Tax.” Currently in Illinois, millionaires pay the same tax rate as workers earning the … Continue reading Illinois Needs the Fair Tax to Recover from COVID-19 Recession

As Fossil Fuel Employment Shrinks, Renewable Energy Sector Producing Reliable Job Growth Countryside, IL:  Three of the nation’s leading producers of renewable energy are poised to lead a clean energy boom as the region works to recover from the economic … Continue reading Study: Minnesota and the Dakotas Poised for Post-COVID-19 Clean Energy Boom

The global coronavirus pandemic has strained the health care system in Illinois and the United States more broadly. Many states saw declines in COVID-19 positive case rates and hospitalizations in late April and early June. COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, however, … Continue reading COVID-19: Straining Health Care System, But Union Hospitals Better Prepared

Data Links Nurses Unions with Better Workplace and Patient Care Outcomes La Grange:  Illinois’ unionized hospitals have dramatically lower staff vacancy and turnover rates, safer workplaces, and more robust infection prevention and control systems while enabling registered nurses to devote … Continue reading Study: Illinois’ Union Hospitals Were Better Prepared for COVID-19

More than 40 million Americans have filed for unemployment since March when stay-at-home orders were adopted across the nation to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). That’s 1 out of every 4 American workers. While unemployment has decreased … Continue reading Women Hit Hardest Economically from COVID-19 Recession