VIDEO: Despite proposed pension cuts, labor unions forced to back Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn By Steve Doty FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint March 11, 2014 12:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint Illinois is facing a $100 billion pension shortfall, and in 2013, the state passed pension reform that was largely backed by Gov. Pat Quinn. The reform has angered labor unions across the state, but Quinn will get their support in 2014. TagsEntitlementsIllinoisLaborLabor unionsPat QuinnPensionsSteve DotyVideos Related Content News Judge blocks Trump administration from revoking legal status of Haitian and Venezuelan immigrants In Focus Russiagate documents reveal related investigations DOJ smothered Campaigns Bellwether Virginia governor race enters post-Labor Day stretch Finance October Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in 25 days Finance First round of September Social Security payments issues in four days