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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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 HERE: www.youtube.com/watch
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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
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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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