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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…
In Remembrance of the Fallen
April 23, 2018 - CLDC LMCC LECET
LIUNA Leaders Travel from Across the Nation as “Citizen Lobbyists”
April 18, 2018 - CLDC
Meeting with Legislators, They Inform Congress About the Priorities of the Workers Who Build Our Nation Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2018) – Leaders of LIUNA – the nation’s largest union of construction laborers – spread across…
Laborers' Local 75 Flooded with Volunteers for Cleanup at Old Joliet Prison
April 13, 2018 - CLDC LMCC LECET
This is wonderful news. So many LIUNA members and others have called to volunteer to clean up the old Joliet Prison that Laborers' Local 75 has had to turn people away. As Laborers, we take pride in our union and we display that pride by giving back …
What Happens When Prevailing Wage Goes Away & You’re Not Covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement
April 10, 2018 - CLDC
Mike Mollo’s Story, Laborers Local 1, brick and mason tender Prior to becoming a LIUNA Local 1 member, Mike worked for a non-union contractor on water towers primarily in Wisconsin. Since these were public works, his wages were set and protecte…
It's National Work Zone Awareness Week
April 9, 2018 - CLDC LMCC LECET
Thank You
March 21, 2018 - CLDC
To all Business Managers, Agents, Officers, Staff, and Members: Last night candidates endorsed by Labor won key races all across the State. Thank you to all the Locals and their members who worked hard these past five months to help elect candidates …
Thousands Rally for Working People's Day of Action
February 24, 2018 - CLDC
February 24, 2018 Working People's Day of Action More than 5,000 Illinoisans Unite for Their Freedom, Demand End to Gov. Rauner and Corporate Special Interests Rigging System and to continue the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th annive…
Behind Janus: Documents Reveal Decade-Long Plot to Kill Public-Sector Unions
February 23, 2018 - CLDC
The Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME is poised to decimate public-sector unions—and it’s been made possible by a network of right-wing billionaires, think tanks and corporations.by MARY BOTTARI IN THESE TIMES, FEBRUARY 22 | MARCH ISSUE …
Join us for the Working People's Day of Action 2/24/18
February 22, 2018 - CLDC