Crucial step for grad students

Senate Bill 2546 [ to treat graduate students as employees with all associated protections] is a critical step forward in the fight to secure the rights of all Illinois working people — and to ensure that our work is regarded with the dignity and respect that it demands. If Gov. Bruce Rauner can discover within himself even a modicum of respect for a full day’s work, he will sign this legislation and extend that respect to the graduate researchers delivering ground- breaking innovations and boosting our state’s academic reputation.

Michael T. Carrigan President, Illinois AFL- CIO