Tag: Illinois
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner finds more worker bills to veto
Bills to extend bargaining rights to paramedics, benefits for EMTs, raise minimum teachers’ salaries all get the axe
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Gov....
Metro East election rally set for Sept. 15
Collinsville, IL – Metro-East unions will hold a major election rally here on Sept. 15 to support Labor-backed candidates in the Nov. 7 election.
Talks...
Laborers Local 338 honors long-time members
LONG TIME MEMBERS OF LABORERS' LOCAL 338 were honored with a full-house luncheon last month at Belk Park Golf Course in Wood River. Among those...
Restoration of historic Miner’s Theatre is progressing – slowly
By ROBERT KELLY
Correspondent
Collinsville, IL — The goal of restoring downtown Collinsville’s historic Miner’s Theatre in time to reopen for live productions honoring the building’s...
New IBEW 309 journeymen on their way to great careers
Edwardsville, IL – Apprentices from the Southwestern Illinois Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee/IBEW 309 celebrated their graduation to journeyman status on May 11 with...
Ullico’s Ed Smith backs Marsha Griffin for Illinois House
By CARL GREN
Illinois Correspondent
Jonesboro, IL – Southern Illinois Labor supporters have a chance this year to elect a state representative from a union family...
Hoffman bill would raise Illinois teachers’ minimum wage
Metro legislators are leading a push to give many Illinois teachers a much-needed raise, potentially easing the state’s teacher shortage.
Representative Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea) sponsored...
Mine Workers’ Roberts brings Mother Jones back to the fight
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Mt. Olive, IL – If the legacy of Mother Jones, the great union organizer, is being overlooked in much of America, at...
Madison County’s newest judge comes from a union family
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Edwardsville, IL – Madison County’s newest associate judge is a strong supporter of Labor.
Ron Foster, Jr., selected to replace Donald M. Flack,...
Sacrifices of working men and women recognized at Greater Madison County...
By ROBERT KELLY
Correspondent
Alton, IL — The sacrifices that working men and women have made on the job in the United States are as significant...