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JB Pritzker Statement on Rauner Vetoing Bill to Increase Teachers' Wages

Statement

Date: Aug. 26, 2018
Location: Chicago, IL
Issues: Education Business, Consumers, and Employees

After Bruce Rauner vetoed SB 2892 and denied teachers across the state a raise, JB Pritzker released the following statement:

"I'm disappointed that Bruce Rauner doesn't think our state's hardworking teachers deserve a fair wage," said JB Pritzker. "With this veto, thousands of educators across the state are being denied a raise at the same time that Illinois grapples with a worsening teacher shortage that this governor is doing nothing to stop. It's been decades since the state updated the law to maintain fair wages for these public servants -- which currently sits between $9,000 and $11,000 a year -- but Rauner fails to see this basic inequity. I want to thank the sponsors of this critical legislation, Senator Andy Manar and Representative Christian Mitchell, and pledge to our invaluable educators that I will sign this bill if I'm elected governor."


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