By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent Cahokia, IL – Six days after the Cahokia teachers overwhelmingly rejected an offer from the district for the second time, a third vote approved the contract. The Cahokia Federation of Teachers had filed a notice of intent to strike after two tentative agreements had been voted down by the membership...

By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent Springfield, IL – Earlier this month, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs joined Labor leaders and legislators to highlight a new law that will allow him to make investments in more affordable housing. To continue reading this story, login or sign up for a digital access subscription today.Get A Digital SubscriptionExisting...

By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent Cahokia teachers have voted down a tentative agreement with their district for the second time. Last week, the teachers reached a tentative agreement in their long-running contract negotiations a day before they were set to go on strike. Strike notices had been authorized and issued with a potential strike date...

By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent Teachers in the Cahokia School District reached a tentative agreement in their long-running contract negotiations last week a day before they were set to go on strike. To continue reading this story, login or sign up for a digital access subscription today.Get A Digital SubscriptionExisting Subscriber? Login

By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council named IBEW Local 390 Journeyman Lineman Ron Scott and Cahokia Federation of Teachers President Wendy Lockmann Labor Man and Woman of the Year at its annual Labor Awards banquet. To continue reading this story, login or sign up for a digital access subscription today.Get A...

By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent Cahokia teachers have issued a 10-day strike notice if a deal cannot be reached in the ongoing contract negotiations. On Monday, Cahokia Federation of Teachers voted to authorize a call for a strike by 83 percent, according to St. Louis Public Radio. Ray Roskos is the field service director for...

By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent The Madison County Federation of Labor’s Wood River Labor Parade kicked off a week of Labor Day activities in Madison and St. Clair counties Aug. 29, walking through Wood River, then moving to Gordon Moore Park for a free picnic and softball tournament. Carpenters Local 664 has been making the...

Operating Engineers Local 150, Illinois Education Association, join AFL-CIO in endorsing Pritzker, Mitchell By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent Gov. JB Pritzker has picked up another union endorsement, as he and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Christian Mitchell continue their election tour. To continue reading this story, login or sign up for a digital access subscription today.Get A...

By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent Healthcare continued to be a major focus of the negotiations between U.S. Steel and United Steelworkers as they continued into the third week. To continue reading this story, login or sign up for a digital access subscription today.Get A Digital SubscriptionExisting Subscriber? Login

By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent United Steelworkers’ negotiations with the new owners of U.S. Steel have just begun, but already there has been conflict at the bargaining table. The negotiations committee issued an open letter to USW members after only one week after beginning negotiations with U.S. Steel, newly acquired by Nippon Steel. The letter...

By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent People considering a short-term workforce training program can now seek federal Pell grants under a new program being expanded in Illinois. The Illinois Workforce Pell program is for eligible students to use federal grants for short-term workforce training programs aligned with in-demand occupations. The qualifying programs are eight-14 weeks in...

By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent Granite City, IL – A worker was killed on the job at the Granite City cold mill Saturday, though details are still unknown. Craig McKey, president of United Steelworkers Local 1899, said all they know at the moment is that it was an electrical incident. He said the international union...

By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent Cahokia teachers have rejected a tentative bargaining agreement with the school district. The tentative agreement reached between the Cahokia Federation of Teachers and the district with the help of a federal mediator in early June was rejected by two-thirds of the union last week. Ray Roskos, of the Illinois Federation...

By ELIZABETH DONALD Illinois Correspondent East Alton, IL – Each day, Terrie Powell visits the home of a senior citizen who needs help. She cooks and cleans, takes them to appointments, cares for them and even changes them as necessary. Powel has been doing home care aid work for 14 years and joined a protest...