Tag: Illinois
Steamfitters Local 439’s Night at the Grizzlies is June 9
Annual event raises funds for Illinois Fire Safety Alliance Burn Camp for Kids
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Sauget, IL – There’s something special about a night at...
Food for Families drive refills the pantries
Steel Workers, UFCW, Teamsters and Service Employees collected nearly 4,000 pounds of food
BY CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City, IL – A major community food drive,...
Labor-friendly Anthony Ryan Jumper named Madison County associate judge
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Edwardsville – A noted friend of Labor, Anthony Ryan Jumper, has been named Madison County’s newest associate judge by a vote...
United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts will celebrate Mother Jones’ birthday...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Mt. Olive, IL – United Mine Workers International President Cecil Roberts will lay a wreath on the grave of Mother Jones and...
Metro East Combat Veterans Association donates $600 to Sheet Metal Workers...
Caseyville, IL – The Metro East Combat Veterans Association, which utilizes Sheet Metal Workers Local 268’s meeting hall, recently made a $600 donation to...
Laborers families turn out for health testing
Collinsville, IL – Hundreds of Laborers and their families took advantage of the Southwestern Illinois District Council’s annual Health and Safety Fair on March 10...
Madison County Democrats have write-in choice for treasurer
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City – Madison County Democrats can vote in the March 20 primary for a Labor-supporting candidate for county treasurer who could...
United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts will speak at Mother Jones...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Mt. Olive, IL – United Mine Workers International President Cecil Roberts will speak and lay wreaths at the graves of Mary...
Union-remodeled St. Vincent de Paul community center a ‘Miracle on 37th...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
East St. Louis – To Pat Hogrebe, the old building at State Street and 37th Street is now the “miracle on 37th...
Jones, Londrigan take big steps in Congressional primary
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
The crucial Illinois 13th Congressional District primary among five Democrats seems to be boiling down to one in which two candidates...