Illinois takes center stage in battle over union rights vote

FILE - Illinois state Sen. Darren Bailey, right, the Republican candidate for governor, and incumbent Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker debate during the Illinois Governor's Debate in Normal, Ill., on Oct. 6, 2022. With U.S. union ranks swelling as everyone from coffee shop baristas to warehouse workers seeks to organize, Illinois voters will decide in November 2022 whether to amend their state constitution to guarantee the right to bargain collectively. (Ron Johnson/Illinois State University via AP, Pool, File)

Illinois takes center stage in battle over union rights vote