Implications of Amendment 1 extend beyond Illinois

The language used in Amendment 1 has been adopted in Pennsylvania, creating a similar situation. This allows government unions to demand anything, override state laws, and prevents lawmakers from clarifying or retracting these rights. The Chicago Teachers Union has been a key example of pushing the boundaries, demanding issues unrelated to teaching, such as defunding the police and involvement in housing creation. The emergence of conflicts between different unions with conflicting demands, like police unions and teachers unions, could potentially pit unions against each other, leading to further divisions within government unions in Illinois and other states.