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Illinois State University faculty reach tentative contract

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Take Action: The White House Just Ripped Up Union Members’ Contracts

Last night, the Trump administration took its most blatantly anti-worker, anti-union action yet: an executive order stripping the right to organize from hundreds of thousands of federal workers at more than 30 agencies.

28, Mar, 2025

Trades & Labor and the Building & Trades endorse for the April 1 election

The Bloomington & Normal Trades & Labor Assembly (AFL-CIO) and the Livingston & McLean Counties Building & Construction Trades Council hosted a local candidates’ night, Monday, January 20, 6:30 p.m., at Laborers Local 362 Hall.

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Barnes& Noble workers fight for a contract

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(BLOOMINGTON, IL) – On March 10, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) announced the ratification of a first union contract at the Bloomington, Illinois Barnes & Noble store.

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We Proudly Celebrate Black History Month

February is Black History Month. And while we celebrate Black labor leaders and union members, both past and present, who have advanced real change, we won’t ignore the moment we find ourselves in right now.

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