CHICAGO (WAND) - Gov. JB Pritzker announced during his Thursday afternoon address he is making changes to the Illinois stay-at-home order based on recommendations from medical experts. According to Prtizker, data shows that lifting the order this wee…
On behalf of the LIUNA Great Lakes Region, Chicago Laborers’ District Council, and all Affiliated Locals we have mailed all active working members (non-retired) a washable, reusable cloth face-covering. Please, wear it at work and in other publ…
This week, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon sent a letter to U.S. Senator Dick Durbin on behalf of the 40-member Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus. In it, he calls on Congress to provide financial assistance to the State of Illinois including: 1.…
House Education and Labor Committee Chairman, Bobby Scott (D.Va.) on behalf of House Democrats introduced the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act. The bill would provide up to 15 months of fully paid health insurance for workers who have been or wi…
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission issued an Emergency Rule declaring that any employee in an “essential industry” that contracts COVID-19 will be presumed to have contracted the virus at work. This includes construction …
Thank You Letter to All Locals, Councils, Training Funds, LECET, LMCC, and Every Affiliate in the Great Lakes Region from Terry Healy, LIUNA Vice President & Great Lakes Regional Manager
Chicago – Building on measures designed to address the unprecedented economic challenges facing Illinois families during the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor JB Pritzker provided an update on the state’s efforts to expand access and eligibilit…
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, we are all searching for ways to reduce some of the stress and concern that comes along with it. Through the Midwest Coalition of Labor, we’ve partnered with Perkspot to give our members…
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is a challenge, unlike anything we have faced before in the history of our great International Union. It threatens not only our health, and the health of our loved ones, but the construction industry, the global ec…
