Since his election over two years ago, Governor Bruce Rauner has refused to sign any budget unless the legislature gives into a list of demands he has made for several non-budgetary "reforms" that he claims will spur business development and job grow…
Washington, D.C: A new national survey shows that strong majorities of Democrats and Republicans each oppose the elimination of prevailing wage laws...
Chicago Laborers’ District Council Endorses JB Pritzker for Democratic Nominee for Illinois Governor Chicago, May 3, 2017 – The Chicago Laborers’ District Council, LIUNA today endorsed JB Pritzker for Democratic nominee for Illinois…
Members of Locals from all around the Chicago Laborers' District Council joined 20,000 workers and activists in commemorating International Workers' Day on May 1 in Chicago. The day's festivities began with a rally at Union Park followed by a march t…
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s statewide political fundraising tour has drawn some uninvited guests: protesters.In the last month, events headlined by the governor in Crystal Lake, Chicago, East Peoria, and Alton have drawn protesters from labor organizat…
Cities, counties can't enact right-to-work laws, judge says; Lincolnshire ordinance tossed by Jonathan Bilyk | Jan. 9, 2017, 4:32pm Cities, villages and counties don’t have the authority under federal law to impose local right-to-work rules on …
Supporting candidates that support working men and women is absolutely vital for our success as a union. We are under attack from certain factions of government that would love nothing more than to see the demise of organized labor. We can fight back…
