Tag: Tim Drea
Judge: voters must decide on workers’ rights
Springfield, IL – An Illinois judge has already rejected arguments opposing the proposed Workers Rights Amendment that would essentially outlaw so-called right-to-work laws in...
Illinois moves toward making ‘right-to-work’ illegal
AFLCIO’s Drea will lead rally on July 21 in Collinsville
By ELIZABETH DONALD
Illinois Correspondent
Collinsville, IL – Union leaders and members will unite on Thursday, July...
Illinois AFL-CIO’s Tim Drea: Election was a ‘mixed bag’ for Labor
Springfield, IL – Illinois AFL-CIO President Tim Drea considers the November election a success, but less than complete because of some prominent defeats.
“As with...
Labor celebrates Michael Carrigan on his retirement as president of the...
Tim Drea named new president of state federation
Burr Ridge, IL – Hundreds of friends, family, union leaders, union members and public officials celebrated the...
Tim Drea named president of the Illinois AFL-CIO
By CARL GREEN
Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Tim Drea, secretary-treasurer of the Illinois AFL-CIO, has been chosen as the federation’s new president following the retirement of...
Union leaders named to Illinois employment board
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Three veteran union leaders have been appointed to the Illinois Employment Security Advisory Board by Gov. J.B. Pritzker,...