CLDC News

Thank you!
September 21, 2018 - CLDC
Thank you to all the Chicagoland LIUNA members who took time out of their evenings to phone bank for Labor 2018 yesterday. Thanks to IBEW Local 134 for providing the phone bank and to the Chicago Federation of Labor for hosting us. We’re with J…
Labor Day Commemorates the Strife and Struggle of Working Men and Women
August 31, 2018 - CLDC LMCC LECET
As we look forward to the Labor Day weekend, we must not forget that Labor Day is our day – a holiday that commemorates the strife and struggle to achieve economic equality by working men and women across the United States and Canada. No one is…
New Exclusive Member Benefits - Midwest Coalition of Labor
August 21, 2018 - CLDC
Dear members, The Chicago Laborers’ District Council and our affiliated locals are pleased to introduce a package of NEW benefits exclusively for our active and retired members and their families. Union membership is more than having a job, it&…
The New Gilded Age
July 24, 2018 - CLDC
Wealth is becoming increasingly concentrated among the super-rich in Illinois at the expense of the rest of the state. A proven way to reverse income inequality is to make it easier for people to form and join unions in their workplaces. Read More...…
On This Day in Labor History
July 5, 2018 - CLDC LMCC LECET
FDR Signs National Labor Relations Act, July 5, 1935 Published by PoliticoWritten By ANDREW GLASS07/05/2018 08:09 AM EDT On this day in 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the National Labor Relations Act, which established guidelin…
LIUNA General President Terry O'Sullivan with a Message on the Supreme Court's Janus Decision
June 27, 2018 - CLDC
Coming Soon...NEW! Exclusive Member Benefits
June 12, 2018 - CLDC
Illinois Passes Budget & Approves Infrastructure Spending
June 5, 2018 - CLDC LMCC LECET
It’s been ten years since Illinois has had a capital bill. In the decade since the $31 billion capital program was signed by then-Governor Pat Quinn the public construction industry has been on a steady decline, punctuated by a sharp drop off t…
The Guardian Got It's Hands on Our Opposition's Toolkit
May 15, 2018 - CLDC
Exclusive: how rightwing groups wield secret 'toolkit' to plot against US unions Internal documents obtained by the Guardian reveal a nationwide drive to persuade union members to quit and stop paying dues...Please, read the entire article and click …
Together We Can Stamp Out Hunger
May 9, 2018 - CLDC LMCC LECET
The National Letter Carriers' Annual food drive is this Saturday, May 12. Place your bag of non-perishable donations next to your mailbox and your letter carrier will deliver it to a local food bank. The top requested non-perishable food items are: c…