Tag: Illinois AFL-CIO
Canvassing and phone bank opportunities in Missouri and Illinois
St. Louis County and Jefferson County canvassing opportunities
If you have an hour or two to spare, and want to see worker-friendly candidates elected, the...
Metro-East AFL-CIO Nov. 8 COPE endorsements
Here are the Metro-East AFL-CIO COPE endorsements for the Nov. 8 general election.
Labor phone bank in Illinois needs volunteers
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Fairview Heights, IL – Everybody wants to help with the election, but sometimes it’s hard to find a good way to...
ULLICO’s Ed Smith will speak at Labor Council awards dinner
Belleville, IL – Bill Thurston, president of the Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council, has lined up one of the Midwest’s top union leaders to speak...
Illinois AFL-CIO issues endorsements
The Illinois AFL-CIO has issued COPE endorsements for the Nov. 8 general election in the following statewide or southern Illinois legislative, Congressional, judicial and...
10,000 union members fill streets Illinois Capitol to oppose Rauner
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Union activists and their allies thundered in opposition to Governor Bruce Rauner and his anti-worker, anti-family policies in front...
10,000 union members fill streets of Illinois Capitol to oppose Rauner
Union activists and their allies thundered in opposition to Governor Bruce Rauner and his anti-worker, anti-family policies in front of the Illinois State Capitol...
Southwestern Illinois COPE endorsements for March 15
Following are the Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO local and 12th Congressional District COPE endorsements for the March 15 Primary Election. An asterisk...
Unions back math teacher challenging Rauner legislative disciple
Edwardsville, IL – The Metro-East delegation in the Illinois Legislature has a strongly Democratic, labor-supporting look – with one glaring exception, the 112th House District, centered around Edwardsville,...
Chicago suburb becomes first ‘RTW Zone’ in Illinois
Lincolnshire, IL – Illinois has its first “right to work zone” after a vote by trustees in this Chicago suburb. A legal challenge is...