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Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today showed union membership in the United States grew by more than 273,000 in 2022, despite fierce and often illegal corporate union-busting.

This weekend, we are celebrating the great civil rights leader and our union brother. And we remember the lesson he always emphasized: The fight for civil rights and worker rights are intertwined. 

It’s a new year and we’re ready to support working people across the country—what about you? We’ll keep sharing ways you can protect union values. Take the pledge now that you’ll continue to take action.

The Bloomington & Normal Trades & Labor Assembly (AFL-CIO) swore in new officers on December 7 and instituted two new awards.

NORMAL — A Christmas party isn't complete without a few smiles.

And the smiles were stretching from attendees to volunteers alike on Saturday at the McLean County Children's Christmas Party, which returned to the Midwest Food Bank.

On December 2 in Chicago, Bloomington’s John Penn was inducted into the Illinois Labor History Society’s Union Hall of Honor.