Tag: Illinois
IBEW 309 retirees leading new ElectricPros.com charity project
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Collinsville, IL – These days, unions and their members’ employers often are viewed as much in the light of what...
Chicago suburb becomes first ‘RTW Zone’ in Illinois
Lincolnshire, IL – Illinois has its first “right to work zone” after a vote by trustees in this Chicago suburb. A legal challenge is...
Mother Jones Museum raising hell for holiday giving
Mt. Olive, IL – The Mother Jones Museum has begun a year-end holiday fund-raising campaign in which supporters of the great labor leader...
Rally unites Metro East locals to battle Rauner
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Collinsville, IL – Unions coming from different industries don’t always see eye to eye, but when they get together, it...
Sheet Metal Workers 268 building will double training center space
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Caseyville, IL – Sheet Metal Workers Local 268 has found a way to double the size of its training facilities –...
Rauner holding Illinois’s neediest hostage to force through anti-union agenda
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Swansea, IL – Illinois Democrats remain united against Gov. Bruce Rauner’s union-busting demands, leaving the state’s budget in limbo.
Rauner would agree to...