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15-2956
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 4/1/2015 | recommend for approval | Pass |
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15-1516
| 1 | | PROTECTING ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORTING INCREASED FUNDING LEVELS | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
PROTECTING ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORTING INCREASED FUNDING LEVELS
WHEREAS, women need access to safe, affordable, and comprehensive reproductive health care throughout their lives, including screening for cancer and sexually transmitted infections, contraceptive services, abortion care, prenatal care, and labor and delivery services; and
WHEREAS, reproductive health is a vital component of a woman’s overall health, and reproductive freedom is vital to a woman’s safety, well-being, and ability to participate equally in society; and
WHEREAS, on January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a historic and landmark decision, ruled in Roe v. Wade that the U.S. Constitution safeguards a woman’s ability to make her own personal medical decisions about when or whether to have children; and
WHEREAS, that decision has allowed women to participate more fully in society, saved lives, and strengthened families and we must always guard against efforts to deliberately erode the availability and affordability of abortion and under | recommend for approval | Pass |
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15-2495
| 1 | | Michael Jasso, Cook County Land Bank Authority Board of Directors | Appointment | PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Michael Jasso
Position: Director
Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Land Bank Authority Board of Directors
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: 4/29/2018, or until a successor is appointed
Summary: Appointment pursuant to the requirement that the Land Bank Authority Board contain one (1) representative from the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development | recommend for approval | Pass |
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15-2543
| 1 | | Right to Work | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE CREATION OF LOCAL RIGHT TO WORK ZONES IN ILLINOIS
WHEREAS, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has repeatedly called for the creation of local right to work zones, in which voters could decide if workers in their communities employed in unionized industries can opt out of paying dues to labor organizations; and
WHEREAS, Governor Rauner has asked for city councils across Illinois to consider a resolution asking for voter referendums to allow local right to work zones, as well as changes to prevailing wage laws and worker compensation laws; and
WHEREAS, such action has the potential to further dismantle unionized labor organizations, which have historically protected the rights of working and middle-class Illinoisans and could lead to lower wages, reduced benefits, and poor working conditions for employees whether they are union or non-union; and
WHEREAS, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan released an opinion last week unequivocally declaring that the concept of local right to work zones presented by Governor Rauner would violat | accept as substituted | Pass |
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15-2543
| 1 | | Right to Work | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE CREATION OF LOCAL RIGHT TO WORK ZONES IN ILLINOIS
WHEREAS, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has repeatedly called for the creation of local right to work zones, in which voters could decide if workers in their communities employed in unionized industries can opt out of paying dues to labor organizations; and
WHEREAS, Governor Rauner has asked for city councils across Illinois to consider a resolution asking for voter referendums to allow local right to work zones, as well as changes to prevailing wage laws and worker compensation laws; and
WHEREAS, such action has the potential to further dismantle unionized labor organizations, which have historically protected the rights of working and middle-class Illinoisans and could lead to lower wages, reduced benefits, and poor working conditions for employees whether they are union or non-union; and
WHEREAS, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan released an opinion last week unequivocally declaring that the concept of local right to work zones presented by Governor Rauner would violat | approve as substituted | Pass |
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