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…
Dues-paying members of our affiliated Locals are automatically members of the Midwest Coalition of Labor and have access to legal services provided by Union Legal Services, LLC. Union Legal Services will help you with the process of applying for unem…
Español Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19CDC continues to study the spread and effects of the novel coronavirus across the United States. We now know from recent studies that a significant portion of individuals w…
The Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention (CIASP) and Living Works, a suicide prevention training company (also on the Board of CIASP), have teamed up to offer a free online 60-90 minute suicide prevention training through May 29. Mor…
Coronavirus Response Package Is a Step Forward But It Does Not Address Many of the Critical Issues Affecting Working Families Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2020) – Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ Int…
Monday, March 30, 2020 - Financial and Professional Regulation, Illinois Department of CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation today announced a series of actions to ensure the protection of Illinoisans in many area…
