The Illinois Civil Service Commission approved rule changes Wednesday that would authorize potential temporary layoffs of nonunion state workers. The 3-0 vote would allow some workers to be laid off for up to 20 days, though the decision on whether to lay off workers would be made by Gov. Jennifer Granholm's administration. The state has more than 15,300 workers who are classified as non-exclusively represented employees. They work in all state departments as managers, supervisors and other groups that aren't represented by labor unions, such as some groups of accountants and auditors.
See "Commission authorizes possible layoffs of non-union state workers", Associated Press, May 1, 2007