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Where Daily Life and Policy Meet: Is (Big) Labor Day Every Day?

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9/2/2011

Next Monday is Labor Day, and a new analysis tells us that Illinois does a poor job of balancing the relationship between unions and taxpayers. Join Kristina as she speaks with Vincent Vernuccio of the Competitive Enterprise Institute to learn why Illinois ranks 47th in the nation for protecting workplace choice.

Click here to learn more about the CEI study referenced in the podcast.

Kristina Rasmussen is the executive vice president of Illinois Policy Institute. She lives in Springfield, Illinois, with her husband and twin daughters. If you have any thoughts or questions for her, email dailylife@illinoispolicy.org. All episodes of the "Where Daily Life and Policy Meet" series are available at www.illinoispolicy.org/dailylife.