Tag: Belleville
Belleville Labor and Industry Museum chronicles area’s rich Labor and industrial...
Belleville, IL – When the Illinois Municipal League held its annual conference here last fall, its members had a chance to tour the Belleville Labor...
Union members step in to ring the bells in St. Clair...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Belleville, IL – More than 150 union volunteers turned out on Dec. 8 for Union Bell Ringing Day at locations in Belleville,...
‘Celebrating Solidarity’ – Thousands turn out for St. Louis, Granite City,...
Thousands of union members and working families turned out for this year's Labor Day parades celebrating the unity and strength of Organized Labor in St....
IBEW Local 309 officer and organizer Artie Minor dies
Belleville, IL – Arthur J. “Artie” Minor, 54, of Belleville, a longtime member and officer of IBEW Local 309, died Oct. 22.
Brother Minor was an...
Baricevic shows he’s a real contender for Congress
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Belleville, IL – When C.J. Baricevic announced he was running for Congress last year and started making the rounds of union halls...
City’s lawsuit against hospital project is dismissed
Workers have already put 21,000 man-hours on the project
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Belleville – One of the metro east area’s largest construction projects, the new...
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 101 swears-in officers
LOCAL 101 LEADERSHIP – Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 101, of Belleville,
recently swore-in their leadership for 2016. Taking the oath were (front row, from
left) Finance...
Is this the birthplace of the labor movement? Historian thinks it...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Belleville – This has always been a good union region, no doubt, but what if someone said that Belleville –...
PHOTO GALLERY: Belleville parade and picnic draws array of union families...
Belleville – Hundreds of union families turned out for the annual Labor Day parade and picnic sponsored by the Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council....
Labor and Industry Museum needs a few good volunteers
Belleville – The Labor and Industry Museum is doing well – so well that it could use some volunteer help.
The museum, located at 123...