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The Great Plains Laborers District Council (GPLDC) represents 19 different Laborers International Union of North America local unions.  These local unions cover northern Illinois (outside Chicago), Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota.  Laborers in the GPLDC include construction workers, public employees and construction workers.  Please call the GPLDC if you are interested in union representation, for a referral to the local nearest you. 

 
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165 organizer named to county board

Jul 15, 2010 (09:13:00)
Laborers Local 165's Matt Bartolo, a field reprsentative and organizer for Laborers Local 165, Peoria, has been named to fill a vacancy on the Peoria County Board for District 18.  He is completing the term last held by the late Pat Hidden, who died after a cancer battle on May 24.       By KAREN McDONALD (kmcdonald@pjstar Read More...
Are construction wages really that high?

Jul 12, 2010 (16:43:29)
A radio commentary, aired on July 1, on WJBC-AM Bloomington, Illinois, on construction wages. Last week Operating Engineers Local 649 held a brief strike, as they settled their wages with the local construction companies. I am sure many people were surprised when they heard that the Operators' base wage was $30.69 an hour, plus benefits Read More...
Widening inequality beneath economic downtown

Jul 15, 2010 (08:57:00)
Former Clinton Secretary of Labor Robert Reich says our economic problems are due to increased inequality between average wage earners and the truly wealthy.  This is based on his upcoming book, "Aftershock," due out in September. Robert Reich June 30, 2010   |    This article appeared in the July 19, 2010 edition of The Nation Read More...
Labor Sec. Solis praises Labor Act anniversary

Jul 15, 2010 (08:52:55)
July 6 marked the 75th anniversary of the National Labor Relations Act - also known as the Wagner Act - one of the lesser known, but key components of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal Read More...
Local 393 honors Civil War Veteran

May 28, 2010 (12:28:00)
Laborers Local 393, LaSalle, Putnam and Bureau Counties, has been very busy donating to local community projects.  Here are some stories that have appeared in the Ottawa Times, highlighting the local's donations. Laborers Local 393 helps erect a monument to a Civil War veteran, dedicated on Memorial Day http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php Read More...
IL Gov. Quinn endorses PLA

Apr 13, 2010 (09:42:00)
On Wednesday, March 31, Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn (D) was in Bloomington to attend the Statewide Building Trades Meeting at the Plumbers Local 99 Hall.
 
After speaking to the crowd of over 75 union leaders, he signed an Executive Order designating Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for state-funded construction projects.
 
Also on the agenda was Michael T. Carrigan, president of the Illinois AFL-CIO; Tom Villanova, president of the Chicago and Cook County Building Trades; Ken Bennett, USDOL Secretary of Labor Regional Representative; Phil Hanrahan, USDOL Assistant District Director for Wage and Hours; Tom Whalen, IDOL; Sara Sherer, IDOL; Jim Underwood, Capital Development Board; and Jim Soreng, BACK TO WORK ILLINOIS, who spoke about the necessity for communities statewide to participate in the video gaming portion of the funding package for the Capital Construction Bill.

In this photo, Governor Quinn is at the podium, while Tom Villanova, Chicago & Cook County Building & Trades (left) and Michael Carrigan (right), Illinois AFL-CIO President, look on.

The power of concrete

Mar 26, 2010 (11:07:40)

Here's a recent New York Times commentary on a material Laborers know well -- concrete and its power as a construction material.

www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/opinion/13brownell.html

What's a union boss?

Apr 13, 2010 (09:43:00)

The term "union boss" is often thrown around to make democratically-elected union officers look like power grabbers.  Here's a bit of Congressional debate from Congressman Phil Hare (D-IL 17), a former locally elected uinon officer, challenging the national "right-to-work" committee on the term, "union bosses."

WATCH IT HEREwww.youtube.com/watch

President Obama honors Workers Memorial Day

Jul 02, 2010 (09:01:00)
For the first time, a U.S. President, Barack Obama, has noted Workers Memorial Day, with a Presidential Proclamation.  To see the text of the President's proclamation, please read on Read More...
Missing ingredient in Massey mine disaster - union busting

May 28, 2010 (12:13:00)

The Massey Coal deaths has brought great national attention, but no one is examining Massey's union-busting history.

http://www.truthout.org/missing-lesson-from-mine-tragedy-union-busting-death58501

Jobs bill should be next

Apr 13, 2010 (09:43:00)

Former Clinton Secretary of Labor Robert Reich think a massive jobs bill should be President Obama's next project.   readersupportednews.com/opinion/41-labor/1337-why-the-presidents-next-big-thing-should-be-jobs

Transportation bill a job powerhouse

May 28, 2010 (12:12:00)
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Iowa Gov. Culver signs PLA order

Mar 26, 2010 (11:10:00)
    DES MOINES – Governor Chet Culver declared his support for Iowa’s working families February 3 by signing Executive Order 22 Read More...
Who will forget the miners again?

May 28, 2010 (12:13:00)
Will We Forget the Miners Again? Thursday 08 April 2010     Washington - There is a dispiriting and, yes, heartbreaking sameness about how we respond to mining disasters. The catastrophe at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, W.Va., has taken at least 25 lives Read More...
GPS & Grade checking classes at Local 538

Mar 26, 2010 (11:09:00)

Visit the photo gallery section of this website for pictures from the March 1-5, 2010 grade checking and GPS classes held at Laborers Local 538, East Galesburg, Illinois.


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