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Bloomington- Normal's Labor Day Parade will march at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 7, 2026, from downtown Bloomington to Miller Park.

This year's theme is "Solidarity for the next 250," reflecting the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Ending their four-week strike at Illinois State University in Normal on April 6, an overwhelming majority of the more than 300 building services, grounds, dining services, and other ISU employees represented by AFSCME Local 1110 voted to ratify the new union contract agreement reached

Advocating full educational funding, multiple unions are uniting in a “People Over Profits” statewide campaign, entitled Fair Funding Fridays.  Education unions gathered at Normal’s Uptown Circle on Friday, February 6, to echo that call.

Local labor, business, and civic partners united for the 43rd Annual Children’s Christmas Party distribution, Saturday, December 13, from 8 – 11 a.m., a drive-through event at the Midwest Food Bank, 2031 Warehouse Road, Normal.

Since its earliest days, the AFL-CIO has argued that the dignity and freedom of working people are fundamental human rights, aligning our mission with the principles later enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today, those rights are under attack.