Labor Candidates’ Night -- Who supports working people?
Come hear the local candidates and gauge their response to labor’s concerns.
6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 5.
Laborers Local 362 Hall, 2012 Fox Creek Road, Bloomington.
ALL UNION MEMBERS & THEIR FAMILIES WELCOME!
All local candidates were given these three labor questions in advance. Listen to their responses and make your own judgement.
Will you work toward and do you support Project Labor Agreements for local governmental construction projects? A Project Labor Agreement is between the local governmental unit and the area construction unions, ensuring that all hired on the governmentally-funded project are hired through the local union halls. The unions agree to no strikes or other disputes during the project’s length.
For public employees in your governmental unit, do you support neutrality to allow the workers to make their own decision on union representation, without negative pressure or outside consultants hired to thwart their democratic rights?
What commitment will you make in your elected position to support the effort to Fix or even undo Tier II pensions? State law has relegated many public workers to substandard pensions – are candidates’ willing to correct this?