Tag: Illinois
Plumbers & Pipefitters 101 apprentices lend hand on two Habitat for...
O’Fallon, IL – In a true showing of what union members do for the community, a group of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 101 apprentices...
Paid leave is now the law in Illinois
By ELIZABETH DONALD
Illinois Correspondent
Five days of paid leave a year is now the law in Illinois, after Gov. JB Pritzker signed the bill long...
Workers memorial programs planned in Missouri and Illinois
Labor leaders in Illinois and Missouri will remember workers killed or injured on the job in programs scheduled in upcoming weeks in recognition of...
Madison County Federation of Labor’s Workers Memorial Program April 28 will...
Alton, IL – The annual Workers Memorial Program of the Greater Madison County Federation of Labor to honor workers who died on the job...
Machinists Dist. 9 bowling tournament a rousing success
The annual Machinists District 9 open invitational bowling tournament attracted its usual big crowd of teams fielded by area unions on March 4 at...
Students learn about union career prospects at East St. Louis High...
East St. Louis, IL – Hundreds of East St. Louis Senior High School students learned about future career prospects from union representatives and training...
Budzinski signs on as co-sponsor to PRO Act
By ELIZABETH DONALD
Illinois correspondent
Washington – Freshman Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-Ill.) cosigned as a sponsor to the recently reintroduced Protect The Right To Organize (PRO)...
Job training, support for Illinois workforce top Pritzker’s agenda
By ELIZABETH DONALD
Illinois Correspondent
Economic improvements were at the core of Gov. JB Pritzker’s State of the State address in February, with more attention paid...
Madison County Federation Labor Awards Banquet is March 23
East Alton, IL – Madison County Federation of Labor is hosting its 34th Annual Labor Awards Banquet March 23.
The Federation will recognize the accomplishments...
What Illinois’ new paid leave law means for union workers
By ELIZABETH DONALD
Illinois Correspondent
The Illinois AFL-CIO recently issued clarifications on what the state’s new paid leave law means for union workers.
Senate Bill 208 passed...