Illinois House Democrats failed to overturn a veto from Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on a bill that would let an arbitrator settle state-employee wages and working conditions if union negotiations stall.
Rauner vetoed the bill this month, saying that sending negotiations to an arbitrator would favor the union and strip away his power to represent taxpayers on a new labor agreement with state workers.
Rauner is in the midst of prolonged negotiations on a new labor deal with the largest union representing Illinois state workers - American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Democrats failed to override Rauner's veto of a similar bill last year.
