Tag: Illinois
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...