Tag: Illinois
Labor’s story is preserved and presented at Belleville’s museum
Saturday morning with Gus, Bob and Gary; more volunteers needed
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Belleville, IL – Being one of Illinois’ oldest and busiest manufacturing towns,...
AFSCME: Rauner forms union-busting office
Documents recently provided to AFSCME by an anonymous whistleblower inside state government reveal that Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has established a new division dedicated...
Rauner-appointed board rules ‘impasse’ in state workers contract dispute
By CARL GREEN
Correspondent
Springfield, IL – For the first time, impasse has been declared in contract talks between the state of Illinois and about 40,000...
House committee passes steel worker benefits extension
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City, IL – With the election out of the way, the Illinois Legislature has returned to work for the veto...
Illinois leaders see some bright spots, vow to stay positive
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Collinsville, IL – The mood was somber but not quite grim as Metro-East Labor leaders recently got together to hash over...
How Labor-endorsed candidates fared locally
Workers turned their backs on COPE-endorsed leaders and legislators who would have supported issues, in Missouri, Illinois and in Washington, that would have helped...
Trades Career Expo offers students a great opportunity
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Belleville, IL – We worry about our kids a lot these days. How are they going to make a living in this...
Governor Rauner won’t give raise to care workers, but will give...
BY CARL GREEN
Correspondent
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner declared Sept. 11-17 “DSP Week” for Direct Support Personnel – workers who help developmentally and intellectually disabled people –...
Duckworth: Fight now for democracy
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Belleville, IL – This election is about whether America will remain a functioning democracy, U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Duckworth said in a...
Sheila Simon wins Labor, newspaper endorsements for state Senate
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Carbondale, IL – One of Illinois’ great political families continues on in the Nov. 8 election as former Lt. Gov. Sheila...