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&…
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...…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
