Explainer: Report on Union Members

Various construction trades are mounting weekend flier distributions and bannering at O’Brien Automotive sites in Bloomington-Normal.

This year’s WJBC “Laborer of the Year” is Laborers Local 362 44-year member Joe Wilson.  Joe is retired from the local union and is regular volunteer with the Tinervin Foundation 

Workers from coast to coast are standing together for better wages, working conditions, benefits and more. The number of people involved in major work stoppages last year increased nearly 50%. This year, we’re on track to break that record.

By a 5-3 vote, the Bloomington City Council approved a $4.5 million property tax reimbursement for downtown luxury apartments.  Local trade union members from Laborers 362, IBEW Local 197 and Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 99 filled the meeting, encouraging the Council to mandate prevailing

Bloomington's Labor Day Parade marches on Monday, September 4, 2023, from downtown Bloomington to Miller Park at 10 a.m.  The 2023 parade theme is "Prevailing wage is a family wage."