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Foundation seeking labor, donations to reopen historic Miner’s Theatre, built in...

By ROBERT KELLY Correspondent Collinsville, IL — Efforts to restore and reopen the historic Miner’s Theatre in downtown Collinsville got a needed boost Dec. 30 with an...

Worker friendly Metro East legislators will play big roles in Pritzker...

By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Springfield, IL – Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker won plaudits for running a statewide campaign in defeating Bruce Rauner. Pritzker was always turning up...

Miner’s Theatre celebrating 100th anniversary with open house

By ROBERT KELLY Special Correspondent Collinsville, IL. — The iconic Miner’s Theatre building in downtown Collinsville, built with union labor and donations, will celebrate its 100th...

Santa visits Machinists 660 Bluff City Lodge

EAST ALTON, IL – The Machinists Local 660 Bluff City Lodge rang out with Christmas cheer Saturday, Dec. 8 as a certain Mr. Claus...

Strike authorization leads to new contract approval in southern Illinois

Murphysboro, IL – The 26 members of AFSCME Local 2464, which represents employees of Jackson County in southern Illinois, have won a new contract...

IBEW Local 309 honors longtime members with service awards

Edwardsville – IBEW Local 309 honored its longtime members with service awards at the annual retirees’ luncheon on Nov. 3 at Sunset Hills Country...

How Labor helped bring down Scott Walker and Bruce Rauner

By RACHEL M. COHEN In the Nov. 6 election, in a strong rebuke to the anti-labor agendas of Wisconsin and Illinois’ Republican governors, voters elected...

Democrats’ Legislative wins highlight Illinois results

But Republicans show strength, too By CARL GREEN Illinois Correspondent Labor’s allies in the Democratic Party had a mixed bag of results to show for their months...

Appellate court rules against Rauner, for union

Springfield, IL – Think appellate courts don’t matter? Check this out. An appellate court has ruled the Illinois Labor Relations Board was wrong in supporting...