SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Gov. JB Pritzker signed a package of legislation on Thursday aimed at supporting labor unions at the state level, in response to recent federal changes.

At the Illinois AFL-CIO headquarters, Pritzker signed SB1976, HB1189, and HB2488 to prevent the Illinois Department of Labor and Department of Natural Resources from adopting any rules less protective than those in effect under federal law as of April 28th, 2025.

Pritzker said the new laws were in response to a March 2025 executive order from the White House that eliminated collective bargaining for a large portion of the unionized federal workforce, which he described as "an assault on labor."

President Donald Trump argued that collective bargaining agreements limited management flexibility in areas like staf

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