Teamsters Union Slams Gov. Pritzker For Vetoing Warehouse Worker Protection Act

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Pritzker wrote that the bill is too vague on exactly what workers would be covered under the law. Processes for enforcing the policy are also unclear, even though the bill called for civil penalties against employers that violate the proposed law. The bill defined employees as people who work at warehouses and are subject to quotas requiring specific productivity speeds or a number of tasks that must be performed before an employee faces adverse action for failing to meet performance standards.

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The bill would have required that warehouse employees be given a written description of any quota they will be assessed on, including the number of tasks they must perform and the time tasks should be completed in. The bill would prohibit employers from punishing workers for failing to meet quotas because they took bathroom, meal or rest breaks.

Employees would be allowed to sue for violations.

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Lawmakers can override Pritzker's veto. The bill passed the House with bipartisan support from 79 lawmakers, meaning it could have enough support to break the 71-vote threshold needed to override a veto. The path to override in the Senate is unclear, however. Bills need 36 votes to override a veto in the Senate, but this bill received 35 votes when it passed in January.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/governor-jb-pritzker-vetoes-bill-would-have-required-illinois-warehouse-workers-know-quotas/16084637/


It's not vague to most lawmakers.