An ordinance that would prevent social service organizations from cracking down on unionization in order to get city contracts cleared a key hurdle Tuesday.
Volunteer Abigail Behrend serves a guest coffee during a Tuesday Night supper at the Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Chicago on Feb. 7, 2023. The Chicago Archdiocese opposes an ordinance that would prevent social service organizations from cracking down on unionization in order to get city contracts, saying it would hurt the Catholic Charities of Chicago.
The measure, dubbed a “labor peace agreement,” passed a City Council committee and will go for a vote before the full City Council on Wednesday. The once-dormant proposal has been in the works for three years and found new life in an election year that would strengthen the labor rights of those who work for organizations that serve the city within the public health and family and support sectors.
Chicago Federation of Labor President Bob Reiter and Adrienne Alexander, intergovernmental affairs director for the local chapter of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, supported the measure.
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